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 2009

Governor Jindal Proclaims September "Preparedness Month"  - September 1, 2009

Louisiana Fuel Team and Parish EOCs Enlist Help To Pinpoint Location Of Gas Stations In State - August 9, 2009

Winter Storm Exercise - August 4, 2009

July 2009 GOHSEP Newsletter (2.6 MB)

Governor Jindal Signs Bill Providing Support for Citizens in Times of Emergency - July 10, 2009

GOHSEP Director Prepares for H1N1 Resurgence with Top Federal, State Officials at Pan Flu Summit - July 9, 2009

Parish Director's Hurricane Prepareness Conference resource materials - June 30, 2009

Get a Game Plan website gets new look and GOHSEP uses social networking tool  -  June 2, 2009

Gov. Jindal Joins New Orleans Saints To Kick Off 2009 “Get A Game Plan” Hurricane Preparedness Campaign -  May 29, 2009

2009 Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday -  May 26, 2009

Security Management Interview With GOHSEP Director Mark Cooper

Education Outreach Program For May and June (updated)

Facts About Swine Influenza  

Governor Jindal Gives Statewide Briefing on Swine Outbreak, Details State Action and Calls for Citizens to Take Preventive Measures-  April 27, 2009

April 2009 GOHSEP Newsletter  

Assistance Teams Assess Damage -  March 31, 2009

Accuweather Sees Fewer U.S. Hurricanes in '09  -  March 18, 2009

All Hazards PSAs Released  -  March 12, 2009

MEMA Issues Statement About Upcoming Cottage Auction  -  March 11, 2009

Disaster Tax Relief Resources

Upgrading FEMA Flood Maps Would Save Lives  -  January 23, 2009

January 2009 GOHSEP Newsletter -  January 22, 2009

Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) -  January 9, 2009

Louisiana After-Action Report & Improvement Plan For Hurricanes Gustav & Ike  -  January 2009

 2008

FEMA, State Funds Elevation Projects For 600 Properties  - October 20, 2008

Disaster Recovery Center In West Baton Rouge Closes; Jefferson Parish DRC Converts To Disaster Loan Outreach Center  - October 20, 2008

By The Numbers: FEMA Recovery Update In Louisiana - October 18, 2008

Governor Bobby Jindal Announces FEMA has Approved Additional Parishes for Individual Assistance for Hurricane Gustav - October 18, 2008

Louisiana Recovery Authority Moves Forward on Planning for Recovery Funding for Gustav, Ike - October 15, 2008

Mitigation Efforts Save South Cameron Memorial Hospital - October 14, 2008

Disaster Recovery Centers Close In Denham Springs, Algiers And Amelia   - October 11, 2008

U.S. Air Force Successfully Completes Aerial Spraying Operation  - October 11, 2008

Don’t Get Caught Without Flood Insurance  - October 10, 2008

Gov Jindal Announces that FEMA has Approved 100% Federal Cost Share Coverage for 14 LA Parishes Affected by Hurricane Ike   - October 9, 2008

Louisiana Requests that FEMA Consolidate Gustav, Ike into One Disaster  - October 7, 2008

Gustav Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program Has Been Extended - October 3, 2008

FEMA Expands Public Assistance Program to 19 More Parishes, at Request of Governor Jindal - October 3, 2008

LSU to receive “Spirit of Louisiana” Award - September 26, 2008

Corps Opens New Blue Roof Collection Sites And Closes Old Blue Roof Collection Site - September 21, 2008

Mosquito Spraying To Start In Hurricane Storm Surge-affected Louisiana Parishes - September 21, 2008

Gustav Public Assistance Applicants Briefing- September 19, 2008

Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Assumption, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson and Orleans Parishes - September 19, 2008

Estimated Homes Flooded During Ike - September 19, 2008

LA Homeland Security Grant Application Scores in the top 98% of all Submitted Applications - September 18, 2008

Individuals & Households Program FAQs - September 18, 2008

Texas Evacuees Seeking Information: Where To Call - September 17, 2008

Estimated Homes Flooded During Ike additional Information - September 17, 2008

Estimated Homes Flooded During Ike - September 17, 2008

State Appreciates Support from Private Sector - September 16, 2008

Statement From GOHSEP Director Mark Cooper - September 15, 2008

A Note On Public Assistance Applications - September 15, 2008

Texas Evacuees Seek Refuge in Louisiana Shelter - September 11, 2008

Return Of Unused MRE's - September 10, 2008

Additional Disaster Recovery Centers Now Open to Assist Residents - September 8, 2008

Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Houma to Assist Residents - September 8, 2008

FEMA Inspectors Conduct Property Damage Inspections - September 8, 2008

First Federal Funds Hit the Streets for Louisiana Residents - September 8, 2008

Assistance to Include Hotel Stays for Gustav Evacuees Whose Homes are Inaccessible or Uninhabitable - September 8, 2008

FEMA Adds St. Tammany and Tangipahoa to Louisiana Declaration - September 8, 2008

Air Evacuees Returning Today - September 8, 2008

The First Step to Recovery is a Telephone Call Away - September 8, 2008

Nearly $70,000 in Federal Assistance Approved in First Two Days - September 8, 2008

Hurricane Gustav Peak Shelter Locations - September 3, 2008

EPA Grants Waiver To Keep Gasoline Available - August 30, 2008

DHH, DSS Ask Media to Carefully Distinguish Between Shelter Types when Distributing Information - August 30, 2008

Corrections Activates Contact Numbers for Offenders, Families  - August 30, 2008

DSS Announces Shelters to Prepare for Evacuees Today  - August 30, 2008

State Employees Prescriptions   - August 30, 2008

Veterans’ Affairs Evacuates Southeast and Southwest Louisiana War Veterans’ Homes  - August 30, 2008

Department of Agriculture Issues Livestock Evacuation Update  - August 30, 2008

Department Of Education Announces School District Closures - August 30, 2008

Telephone Lines Activated For Medical Special Needs Shelters  - August 29, 2008

Governor Jindal’s Update on Hurricane Gustav Preparedness Efforts  - August 28, 2008

FEMA Media Advisory - August 28, 2008

Gov. Jindal to Hold Press Conference with DHS Secretary Chertoff & FEMA Administrator Paulison on Hurricane Gustav in Baton Rouge - August 28, 2008

Governor Jindal Issues Letter Requesting Pre-Landfall Federal Disaster Declaration - August 27, 2008

Governor Jindal Issues State Declaration of Emergency, Requests Pre-Landfall Presidential Declaration, Activates 3,000 National Guardsmen - August 27, 2008

Governor Bobby Jindal Issues State Declaration of Emergency - August 27, 2008

Hurricane Gustav - August 26, 2008

First Repaired Fire Station to Open in St. Bernard Parish - August 26, 2008

State Situational Awareness Report  - August 25, 2008

State Continues To Monitor Tropical Depression Fay - August 24, 2008

FEMA Media Advisory - August 24, 2008

State Continues To Monitor Tropical Storm Fay - August 19, 2008

FEMA Public Assistance For Louisiana Recovery Update - August 18, 2008

Africanized Honeybees Found In Winn Parish - August 18, 2008

GOHSEP Activates Crisis Action Team - August 16, 2008

FEMA Public Assistance For Louisiana Recovery Update - August 7, 2008

State Officials Tour Southwest Louisiana - August 5, 2008

State Continues to Monitor Tropical Storm Edouard - August 4, 2008

Governor Jindal Declares Statewide Emergency in Preparation for Tropical Storm Edouard - August 4, 2008

State Monitoring Tropical Storm Edouard - August 4, 2008

State Monitoring Mississippi River Oil Spill - July 25, 2008

State Monitoring Mississippi River Oil Spil - July 24, 2008

State Monitoring Mississippi River Oil Spill - July 23, 2008

Finding Safe-haven Shelters On FEMA/GOHSEP Planning Agenda - July 18, 2008

Planning For Pets A Priority This Hurricane Season - July 10, 2008

Jefferson Parish Exercise News Release - July 8, 2008

FEMA & GOHSEP Look Back To Prepare For The 2008 Hurricane Season - July 4, 2008

Public Swimming Pool Opens After FEMA Funds Dive Into Davant - July 2, 2008

FEMA And Louisiana Prepare For The 2008 Hurricane Season - June 26, 2008

Africanized Honeybees Found In LaSalle Parish - June 24, 2008

FEMA Provides Wherewithal For Rebirth Of St. Mary’s Academy - June 16, 2008

Officials Break Ground On New Langston Hughes Elementary School - June 12, 2008

FEMA Public Assistance For Louisiana Recovery Update - June 6, 2008

Senator McCain’s Surprise Visit at the Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association Conference - June 6, 2008

 The State Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Briefing/Video Conference - June 13th at 2 PM

June 2008 Citizens Corps  Newsletter - Volume 1, Issue 2

GOHSEP Slides for the Jefferson Parish's Hurricane Awareness Week Presentation -  May 30, 2008

Governor Jindal, Coach Les Miles, Better than Ezra Kickoff Hurricane Preparedness Campaign, Encourage Residents to "Get a Gameplan" -  May 22, 2008

GOHSEP Activates The Crisis Action Team  -  May 16, 2008

Executive Proclamation BJ 2008- 22 - Declaration of State of Emergency-Severe Weather Event  -  May 15, 2008

FEMA Awards State $96.5 Million To Elevate Homes  - May 14, 2008

FEMA Public Assistance For Louisiana - Recovery update for week ending May 9th

Funding Approved To Rebuild Docks At Marinas In Plaquemines Parish - May 7, 2008

FEMA Public Assistance For Louisiana - Recovery update for  week ending May 2nd

Louisiana State Citizen Corps Rodeo Round Up - April 23, 2008

Deadline Reminder For FEMA Relocation Assistance Program  - April 17, 2008

State Monitoring Flood Stage Levels - April 16, 2008

State Monitoring Flood Stage Levels - April 15, 2008

State Monitoring Flood Stage Levels - April 14, 2008

State Monitoring Flood Stage Levels - April 11, 2008

State Monitoring Flood Stage Levels - April 10, 2008

Bonnet Carre Spillway To Open Tomorrow - April 10, 2008

Above-Average Hurricane Season Predicted - April 10, 2008

State Monitoring Flood Stage Levels - April 9, 2008

State Monitoring Flood Stage Levels - April 8, 2008

Louisiana Statewide Communication Interoperability Plan Approved by DHS - April 9, 2008

State Monitoring Flood Stage Levels - April 7, 2008

Governor Jindal Holds Press Conference to Give Update on Rising Waters & Parishes in State of Emergency with GOSHEP, Officials- April 6, 2008

State Pays $102 Million in the First Month of New Express Pay System - April 3, 2008

Disaster Recovery Education Outreach Program Update - April 2, 2008

Health Officials Warn of Risks Associated with Flooding - March 27, 2008

LA National Guard to Support Local Community with Flood Prevention - March 26, 2008

South Cameron Memorial Hospital Celebrates Return - March 20, 2008

GOHSEP's Emergency Management Education Program - March 20, 2008

FEMA, State Announce New Appeals Process For Public Assistance - March 19, 2008

FEMA Public Assistance For Louisiana Recovery Update for the week ending March 14th 

State Payouts for Public Assistance Program Surpass $3 Billion  - March 12, 2008

February 2008 Louisiana Citizens Corps Newsletter   - March 11, 2008

FEMA Public Assistance For Louisiana Recovery Update for the week ending March 7th

Express Pay System Effective Now  - March 7, 2008

State Launches Campaign Aimed at Removing Hurricane Debris from Waterways - March 6, 2008

State Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Briefing Slides (8.9 MB) - March 6, 2008

Statewide Interoperable Communications System - February 27, 2008

LRA, GOHSEP Launch Program Aimed at Speeding Recovery Dollars to Local Communities - February 21, 2008

State And Feds Commit Funds To Rebuild Destroyed Jails In Orleans - February 18, 2008

FEMA And State Unify Efforts To Spur Along Recovery  - February 14, 2008

State Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Briefing  - January 19, 2008

The State Of Louisiana Distributes $3 Billion Dollars  - January 11, 2008

FEMA Grant Gets The Ball Rolling For New Gym In Plaquemines Parish   - January 10, 2008

Urgent Appeal to Hazard Mitigation Participants - Deadline Approaching  - January 4, 2008

 2007

Lion’s Eye Clinic Repairs Get Closer To Sight With FEMA Financial Help  - December 4, 2007

Sheriff’s Office Receives Funds To Rebuild Maintenance Building  - December 3, 2007

City Of Slidell Receives $1.7 Million To Acquire 22 Properties  - December 3, 2007

Jefferson Parish Receives Over $5 Million For Pilot Reconstructions  - November 30, 2007

FEMA Funds First Hazard Mitigation Project In Orleans Parish  - November 26, 2007

The State Of Louisiana Achieves Emergency Management Accreditation - November 20, 2007

Hundreds Of Families Take Part In FEMA’s Relocation Assistance Program  - November 11, 2007

Virtual Louisiana  - October 22, 2007

FEMA Partners With State To Provide Funding To Elevate Eligible Structures  - October 17, 2007

FEMA Funds Relocation Of Displaced Residents  - October 15, 2007

Assistance Provided To Upgrade Pumping Station In St. James - October 11, 2007

Metairie School Receives FEMA Funds To Repair Damages - October 10, 2007

Lower Plaquemines Parish Receives Advisory Base Flood Elevations - September 26, 2007

Nearly $9 Million In State And Federal Assistance Approved For Elevation Projects In Jefferson Parish  - September 24, 2007

FEMA Assistance For Hurricane Rita Recovery Tops $2 Billion  - September 24, 2007

State Of Emergency Declared, GOHSEP Increases Activation Level  - September 20, 2007

GOHSEP Activates The Crisis Action Team  - September 20, 2007

Cameron Parish School Reopens Doors With FEMA Help - September 20, 2007

GOHSEP Disaster Recovery Section Sponsoring Legal Seminar - September 14, 2007

Governor Declares State Of Emergency - September 12, 2007

GOHSEP Activates The Crisis Action Team For Tropical Storm Humberto - September 12, 2007

Jefferson Parish Receives Over $4 Million For Elevation Projects - September 10, 2007

FEMA Educates Local Community - September 7, 2007

FEMA Pays For Kenner To Clean Storm Drain Catch Basins - September 5, 2007

FEMA Authorizes Hotel Or Motel Assistance For Occupants Of FEMA Temporary Housing Units - September 4, 2007

Emergency Telephone Notification Statewide Test Results - August 30, 2007

Governor Blanco To Test Emergency Telephone System Wednesday  - August 28, 2007

Sign Up to Receive Local Emergency Alerts  - August 28, 2007

Louisiana’s Public Alert And Warning Pilot Projects  - August 28, 2007

Governor Declares State Of Emergency  - August 17, 2007

FEMA Launches Unique Communications Tool  - August 16, 2007

GOHSEP, State Prepares For Hurricane Dean  - August 16, 2007

FEMA Reminds Citizens To Be Alert And Be Prepared - August 15, 2007

Calcasieu Parish Receives Funding For Acquisition Project  - July 27, 2007

FEMA Assists Reconstruction Of Lake Charles Airport Terminal Buildings - July 20, 2007

Contractor Payments - July 20, 2007

FEMA Funds Hazard Mitigation Plan For Audubon Commission - July 18, 2007

St. James Parish Receives Mitigation Funds  - July 17, 2007

Travel Trailer And Mobile Home Sales Program Update - July 17, 2007

Louisiana To Assist In Kansas Disaster - July 13, 2007

Update On The Recovery Of The New Orleans Criminal Justice System - July 10, 2007

Plaquemines Parish Community Center Gets Funds To Rebuild  - July 10, 2007

FEMA Funds Hazard Mitigation Plan For Louis Armstrong Airport   - July 10, 2007

Public Assistance And Project Worksheets: The Path To Rebuilding  - July 9, 2007

Federal Funds For Gulf Coast Recovery Exceed $8 Billion  - July 4, 2007

Welcome Home Center To Close For 4th Of July Holiday  - June 29, 2007

Hurricane Awareness Breakfast Brings Together Government And Volunteers - June 29, 2007

FEMA Hosts Floodplain Management Workshop In Lake Charles - June 27, 2007

Mitigation Model House Demonstrates Better Building Techniques - June 25, 2007

Flooding Can Happen To You – Buy Flood Insurance Now  - June 22, 2007

Summer Safety Tips For Travel Trailer Residents - June 21, 2007

Harahan And Evangeline Parish Receive Funding For Planning Grants - June 20, 2007

South Louisiana Parishes Receive Funding For Planning Grants - June 14, 2007

Monroe And Morehouse Parish Receive Funding For Planning Grants - June 14, 2007

Evacuate And Leave The Trailer Behind - June 12, 2007

St. Charles Parish Receives Mitigation Funds - June 8, 2007

Orleans Parish Prison Restoration Gets FEMA's Financial Backing - May 23, 2007

North Louisiana Parishes Receive Funding for Planning Grants - May 23, 2007

FEMA's Private Property Debris Removal in the State Nears End - May 21, 2007

FEMA Approves Over Half Million Dollars In Planning Grants - May 21, 2007

Recovery School District Benefits From Additional FEMA Funds - May 16, 2007

Xavier University Continues Recovery Efforts - May 16, 2007

FEMA Announces Travel Trailer Sales Program To Occupants In LA - May 15, 2007

Cameron Parish Schools Receive Additional FEMA Funding - May 10, 2007

Over $2.3B In Public Assistance Disbursed In LA In Record 19 Months  - May 2, 2007

New Orleans School Construction Partnerships Announced - April 30, 2007

St. Bernard Parish Benefits From FEMA Funds - April 30, 2007

Tomorrow Is The Last Day To Register - April 23, 2007

FEMA’s Last Disaster Recovery Center To Close Its Operations - April 23, 2007

Low Income Housing Gets Boost With FEMA Funding  - April 19, 2007

Salmen High School Receives Federal Funds - April 18, 2007

FEMA Supports Funding For GOHSEP’s Financial Contractor  - April 17, 2007

FEMA Funds Maintenance Building For St. Charles Parish Schools - April 17, 2007

LSU Dentistry School Receives Over $1 Million In FEMA Funds- April 16, 2007

2 Weeks Remain To Register For FEMA Assistance - April 10, 2007

GOHSEP On The Go - April 5, 2007

Applicants May Appeal Denial Letters - March 28, 2007

Mitigation Grant Program Funds Disbursed To St. James Parish For Vacherie Water Treatment Plant Project - March 27, 2007

Port Sulphur Water Treatment Plant Receives FEMA Funds - March 26, 2007

Disaster Loan Outreach Center To Close In St. Martin Parish - March 26, 2007

FEMA Funding Aids St. Mary Parish In Updating Hazard Mitigation Plan - March 23, 2007

Statewide Emergency Alert System - March 22, 2007

Westwego Disaster Recovery Center To Close Saturday - March 22, 2007

Chateau De Notre Dame Nursing Home Recuperates From Katrina With Help From FEMA Funds - March 19, 2007

FEMA Funds Hazard Mitigation Plan For Port Of New Orleans  - March 19, 2007

Inspectors Continue To Visit Damaged Properties In Louisiana  - March 19, 2007

Disaster Recovery Centers And Helpline Will Be Closed On Sundays - March 15, 2007

Business Owners Should Prepare In Advance For Disasters - March 14, 2007

Prepare For Tornadoes - March 13, 2007

FEMA Aids Disaster Victims In Finding Rental Resources - March 13, 2007

Volunteer Agency Assistance Available - March 12, 2007

More Than $2.4 Million Approved for Louisiana Residents - March 10, 2007

Disaster Recovery Center Transitions To Loan Outreach Center - March 9, 2007

FEMA Supports State To Implement International Building Codes - March 8, 2007

FEMA Helps Recovery School District Build Temporary Schools - March 8, 2007

FEMA Begins Temporary Housing Unit Donations In Louisiana - March 7, 2007

Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available - March 7, 2007

Don't Disqualify Yourself By Not Registering - March 6, 2007

Disaster Recovery Center Hours Change - March 6, 2007

Individuals & Businesses Are Encouraged To Return Their Application To SBA As Quickly As Possible - March 5, 2007

Disaster Officials Offer Tips To Speed Assistance - March 4, 2007

State, Federal Disaster Recovery Center Opens Sunday in Orleans Parish - March 4, 2007

DR 1685 - Registration Information - March 1, 2007

GOHSEP, FEMA Assist Jefferson, Orleans With Damage Assessments - February 15, 2007

GOHSEP Responds To Southeast And South Central Louisiana Tornados - February 13, 2007

Lisa Carmack Named Region 7 Coordinator - February 12, 2007

Joe Stewart Named Regional Coordinator For Region 8 - February 6, 2007

 2006

GOHSEP Releases Deloitte And Touche Report - December 20, 2006

December 2006 Agency Newsletter  (12 MB)

Toll-Free Application Number For Those Affected By Recent Flooding - November 3, 2006

Governor Office To Host Press Conference On Federal Disaster Declaration - November 3, 2006

Joint Press Conference At Ouachita Parish EOC- October 19, 2006

GOHSEP Sends Regional Action Teams To North Louisiana - October 18, 2006

GOHSEP Activates, Sends Teams And Request FEMA Assistance For North Louisiana Flooding - October 17, 2006

State Reimbursements Exceed $33.7 Million Last Week -  October 16, 2006

Bill Bollier Named Region 6 Coordinator- October 13, 2006

Bill Icenogle Named Region 2 Coordinator -  October 13, 2006

October - November 2006 Agency Newsletter  (4.5 MB)

State Reimbursements Exceed $13 Million This Week- September 29, 2006

Steve Wilson Named Assistant Deputy Director Of Homeland Security - September 26, 2006

LA Receives $29.3 Million in DHS Critical Infrastructure Grants - September 26, 2006

GOHSEP Mitigation Newsletter - September 2006

TSA Adjusts Ban On Liquids Aerosols And Gels- September 25, 2006

State Reimbursements Exceed $50 Million This Week - September 22, 2006

State Reimbursements Exceed $2.5 Million This Week - September 8, 2006

September Is National Preparedness Month - September 8, 2006

Unified Logistics Pre-Positions Commodities Around The State - August 27, 2006

State Continues To Monitor Tropical Storm Ernesto - August 27, 2006

GOHSEP Increases Activation Level At The State Emergency Operations Center  - August 27, 2006

GOHSEP Prepares For Tropical Storm Ernesto  - August 26, 2006

Money Flows Into Hurricane Ravaged Parishes  - August 22, 2006

Katrina/Rita Public Assistance (PA) Program Fund Summary  - August 22, 2006

Mitigation Newsletter - Vol 1 for August 2006 (133KB)

GOHSEP August/September 2006 Newsletter

US Raises Security Threat Level To "High" For US Related Air Travel  - August 10, 2006

Unified Logistics Pre-Positions Commodities Around The State  - August 4, 2006

GOHSEP activates the Louisiana Hospital and Nursing Home Emergency Information Network   - August 3, 2006

Governor Blanco's Hurricane Season Evacuation Message  - Public Service Announcement (PSA)

Leave Early to Stay Safe  - Public Service Announcement (PSA)

Animal Owners Prepare Now for Hurricanes - August 2, 2006

GOHSEP Briefs Senator Barham On State Homeland Security - July 31, 2006

Santos Named Assistant Deputy Director of Emergency Management - July 26, 2006

GOHSEP Newsletter for June- July 2006

GOHSEP Facilitates Evacuation Planning With St. Tammany Parish - June 2, 2006

Evacuation Guides Available Through The American Red Cross - May 31, 2006

GOHSEP To Hold Hurricane Exercise - May 22, 2006

State Gears Up Shelter Plans For Upcoming Storm Season, Urges Residents To Plan Ahead   - May 18, 2006

Distribution Of Southeast LA Emergency Evacuation Guides Begins  - May 15, 2006

Shelter Task Force Holds Area Meeting   - May 8, 2006

Unified Logistics Prepares For Hurricane Season - April 27, 2006

Katrina After Action Report Now Available  (Adobe PDF)

New Orleans Evacuation Plan Assistance Efforts - April 20, 2006

Hurricane Season 2006 Conference Call - April 20, 2006

Smith Named Acting Director - January 24, 2006

 2005

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program FAQs

HMGP Training Information - December 16, 2005

FMA 06 Announcement  - December 16, 2005

Text of Gov. Blanco's Opening Testimony on Hurricane Katrina  - December 15, 2005

FEMA Hotel/Motel Extension for Evacuees  - December 15, 2005

Crisis Counseling Assistance Tops $6.1 Million in Louisiana  - December 13, 2005

Private Property Debris Removal Begins In Cameron Parish  - December 12, 2005

Hurricane Victims Have One Month Left To Apply For Disaster Assistance  - December 11, 2005

Hotel/Motel Program Extended In Louisiana To Jan. 7  - December 10, 2005

Flood Insured Victims May Be Eligible For Up To $30,000 In Additional Aid  - December 10, 2005

FEMA Grants Temporary Roofing In St. Bernard Parish  - December 10, 2005

Housing Assistance Without Home Inspection In Parts Of Louisiana  - December 4, 2005

New Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Opening In Iberia Parish  - December 3, 2005

FEMA Encourages Gulf Coast Small & Small Disadvantaged Businesses To Apply Now For Contracting Opportunities  - December 2, 2005

ESF-2 Demobilizes After Assisting With Communication Needs  - December 2, 2005

More Back-Up Names Sought For Busy Hurricane Years  - November 30, 2005

Hurricane Season Ends Today   - November 30, 2005

Louisiana Hurricane Recovery -- Large Project Update - November 28, 2005

2006 Pre-Mitigation Grant Program (PDM) Resources  - November 28, 2005

FEMA Extends Deadline for Evacuees - November 23, 2005

HMGP Application Preparation Information - November 14, 2005

Katrina & Rita Applicant Briefing Materials  - November 14, 2005

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Applicant Briefing

Orleans Parish Environmental Considerations & Contracts

2005 Louisiana Threatened & Endangered Species

Katrina - Public Assistance & Hazard Mitigation Grant Program

State Hazard Mitigation Plan Now Available

Season's 23rd Tropical Storm Forms - October 27, 2005

Tropical Storm Alpha Sets Mark for Storms - October 22, 2005

FEMA & SBA Urge Disaster Victims To File Disaster Loan Applications - October 20, 2005

Wilma Strongest Hurricane On Record  - October 19, 2005

Animal Shelter Shares Storm Lessons - October 19, 2005

FEMA Help Line Features New Application: Automated Status Update - October 18, 2005

Another Louisiana Parish Gets Expanded Infrastructure Aid - October 17, 2005

Another Parish Gets Individual Assistance For Rita - October 15, 2005

Helping Children Cope With Disaster - October 14, 2005

Damage Inspections Progressing For Hurricane Rita Victims  - October 14, 2005

Hurricane Victims Getting Out Of Shelters & Into Temporary Housing  - October 13, 2005

Operational Plan For The Recovery Of Disinterred Casketed Remains - October 12, 2005

FEMA Solicits Small, Local & Minority-Owned Businesses For Katrina  - October 8, 2005

Tensas Parish Receives Grant To Help Form Emergency 911 Center  - October 4, 2005

More Than $2.3 Billion In Expedited Aid Already Delivered To Katrina Victims  - October 2, 2005

Disaster Recovery Centers Open For All Hurricane Victims  - September 30, 2005

Federal Disaster Aid Programs  - September 26, 2005

President Declares Major Disaster for Louisiana  - September 24, 2005

New Orleans Relives Flooding Nightmare  - September 23, 2005

Hurricane Rita: DHH Opens Regional Triage Phone Numbers - September 22, 2005

New Orleans Jittery As New Storm Threatens Gulf  - September 20, 2005

Rita Strengthens Into Category 2 Hurricane - September 20, 2005

Hurricane Katrina - Direct Fed Mission Information for Debris Removal  - September 17, 2005

Massive Pet Rescue Ongoing - September 15, 2005

Paulison named Acting FEMA Head - September 13, 2005

FEMA Director Mike Brown Resigns - September 12, 2005

Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana Establish Hotlines To Coordinate Donations For Victims Of Katrina - September 11, 2005

Nearly $690 Million in Aid Dispensed to Katrina Victims - September 11, 2005

Hotline for 27,000 Displaced Louisiana State Employees - September 9, 2005

Katrina Devastated Area Infrastructure - September 2, 2005

Bush Vows New Orleans Will Be 'Great' Again - September 2, 2005

Bush Views Katrina Devastation From Plane - August 31, 2005

Katrina Swamps Entire LA Neighborhoods - August 29, 2005

Emergency Information Bulletin  - August 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina Slams Louisiana Coast   - August 29, 2005

Clutching Possessions, Children & Pets, New Orleans' Citizens Flee Katrina  - August 29, 2005

Immense Hurricane Roars Toward New Orleans  - August 28, 2005

DSS Offers General Population Shelter Information   - August 28, 2005

Bush Urges People to Heed Evacuate Orders   - August 28, 2005

Katrina Packing Wind of Nearly 175 Mph   - August 28, 2005

Katrina - DHH Opens Triage Regional Triage Phone Numbers   - August 27, 2005

DHH & DSS Plan Shelters for Citizens with Special Needs  - August 27, 2005

Hurricane Katrina Heads for Gulf Coast   - August 27, 2005

South Florida Cleans Up After Katrina  - August 26, 2005

U.S. Lowers Transit Terrorism Alert Level  - August 12, 2005

Researchers Study Changes in Hurricanes - August 9, 2005

NOAA Sees More Active Hurricane Season This Year - August 3, 2005

Study: Warming Making Hurricanes Stronger - August 2, 2005

Survey: Many Won't Evacuate For A Category 3 Storm - July 22, 2005

DHS To Mount Major IT Security Exercise - July 22, 2005

Tropical Storm Franklin Threatens Bahamas - July 22, 2005

Gulf Dead Zone Likely to Be Smaller - July 21, 2005

Emily Hits Northeastern Mexico - July 20, 2005

Hurricane Emily Lashes Yucatan Peninsula - July 18, 2005

West Nile Confirmed In Two Livingston Women - July 12, 2005

Tropical Storm Emily Heads Toward Barbados - July 12, 2005

Life Returning to Normal Along Gulf Coast  - July 12, 2005

Local Red Cross Mobilizes, Preparing Supplies, Vehicles  - July 11, 2005

Gulf Coast Cleans Up From Hurricane Dennis   - July 11, 2005

Dennis Pounds Gulf Area Flattened by Ivan  - July 10, 2005

Waves Pound Beaches As Dennis Nears Coast   - July 10, 2005

2005 Sets Mark With 4 Named Storms So Far  - July 9, 2005

New Orleans Optimistic Of Missing Storm Damage - July 9, 2005

Residents Of Low-Lying Areas Urged To Leave - July 9, 2005

Press Release - DHH Plans Shelters For Citizens With Special Needs

State officials Urge Phase 1 Evacuations For Low-Lying Areas- July 8, 2005

Hotels fill Up As Dennis Threatens - July 8, 2005

Louisiana Slowly Recovers From Cindy, Braces For Dennis  - July 8, 2005

U.S. Ups Alert to Orange for Transit - July 7, 2005

Hurricane Dennis Headed For Jamaica, Cuba  - July 7, 2005

Jindal Says LA Likely To Get Security Funds  - July 7, 2005

100,000 Are Without Power  - July 7, 2005

Tropical Storm Cindy Hits Southeastern Louisiana - July 6, 2005

Tropical Storm Cindy Nears Louisiana, Dennis Grows . - July 5, 2005

New Track Takes Cindy East of N.O. - July 5, 2005

Tropical Storm Heads For Louisiana - July 5, 2005

New State Emergency Operations Plan Available

State's New Hurricane Evacuation Map Available - June 18, 2005

LDAF Press Release - Prepare Animals For Hurricanes/Tropical Storms - June 13, 2005

Arlene Fizzles, Now a Tropical Depression - June 12, 2005

Arlene Expected To Make Afternoon Landfall- June 11, 2005

Arlene May Gain Strength Before It Hits Gulf Coast- June 11, 2005

South LA Parishes Ready Should Arlene Drift West - June 10, 2005

Tropical Storm Arlene Heads For U.S. Gulf Coast - June 10, 2005

First Tropical Storm Of Season Forms In Caribbean - June 9, 2005

Updated Louisiana Evacuation Maps Available - June 6, 2005

Another Bad Hurricane Season Predicted - May 16, 2005

Scientists Devise New Hurricane Forecast - April 20, 2005

Management of First Responder Grant Programs Continue to Evolve

DHS Announces Support for Rail Hazmat Placards - April 11, 2005

Storms Rip Through Gulf Coast - April 6, 2005

Dr. Gray Revises Hurricane Predictions For 2005 - April 1, 2005

Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Video Conference

Weather Service to Keep Hurricane 'Line'  - March 28, 2005

Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Funds Announced

$34,215 Available To Support Long-Term Hurricane Rebuilding Efforts

Louisiana Communities Test Preparedness  - March 22, 2005

State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Questions & Comments from Interested Parties

FEMA Special Needs Shelter Guidance Memorandum

The Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Briefing Materials Are Now Available

 2003 - 2004

State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan Draft

Draft State of Louisiana Hazard Mitigation Plan available soon…

Louisiana State Hazard Mitigation Plan Q & A

FEMA Launches Online Disaster Aid Registration  - October 11, 2004

Matthew Floods Roads, Homes  - October 11, 2004

Tropical Depression Matthew - Sunday  - October 10, 2004

Matthew Sparks Flooding In LA - October 10, 2004

Tropical Storm Matthew - Sunday Morning - October 10 2004

Matthew Makes For Wet Weekend - October 10 2004

Tropical Storm Matthew - Saturday Evening - October 9, 2004

Matthew Floods Roads, Homes Across LA  - October 9, 2004

Tropical Storm Bears Down On Coast  - October 9, 2004

Tropical Depression Matthew  - October 9, 2004

CD in Iraq Said to Have U.S. Schools Info  - October 7, 2004

Disaster Recovery Centers Make Changes - September 30, 2004

Birds Test Positive For Virus  - September 30, 2004

Misunderstandings May Cause Some To Miss Disaster Assistance  - September 28, 2004

US DHS Launches Office Of Interoperability & Compatibility  - September 27, 2004

Hurricane Ivan Recovery Update  - September 24, 2004

FEMA Says Plan Now For Disasters  - September 24, 2004

Homeland Security Launches Ready Business  - September 24, 2004

Ivan Dumps Heavy Rain in Texas, LA  - September 24, 2004

Louisiana Governor Urges Red Cross Disaster Support - September 23, 2004

Son Of Ivan Expected To Pack Wind, Rain  - September 23, 2004

Regenerated Ivan Threatens Louisiana, Texas - September 23, 2004

Many Offer Ideas To Improve Evacuations From South LA  - September 23, 2004

Disaster Recovery Centers Are Open  - September 21, 2004

Louisiana Disaster Recovery Centers For Ivan Related Claims  

Local Parishes Named Disaster Areas  - September 18, 2004  

Ivan Highlights Fragility Of Louisiana Coast  - September 17, 2004  

Federal Aid Programs For Louisiana Hurricane Recovery - September 16, 2004  

President Declares Major Disaster For Louisiana To Aid Ivan Recovery - September 16, 2004  

Hurricane Ivan Roars Toward Gulf Coast  - September 15, 2004  

Hurricane Ivan Preparations Underway In Multiple Threatened States  - September 14, 2004  

Five more West Nile Cases, One More Death In LA  - September 8, 2004  

U.S. Prepares for Possible Flu Outbreak  - August 25, 2004  

National Organizations Partner to Launch National Preparedness Month - August 20, 2004  

Hurricane Pam Exercise Concludes - July 26, 2004  

The Coast Guard Is Now Boarding & Searching
All Foreign Vessels - July 22, 2004  

West Nile On Rise In Animals; No Human Cases Yet - July 22, 2004  

In Case Of Emergency (Hurricane Exercise "Pam") - July 20, 2004  

Louisiana Vulnerable To Major Hurricane  - July 19, 2004  

Storm Damage Aid Requests Due August 7  - July 19, 2004  

Ridge Warns of Election Terror Plot  - July 9, 2004  

Port Security Rules Take Effect Today  - July 1, 2004  

Disaster Recovery Center Closures - June 30, 2004  

Crisis Counseling Is Available For Disaster Victims - June 30, 2004  

Disaster Recovery Center Closures - June 28, 2004  

Flood Insurance Is Available - June 25, 2004  

Exercise Proposal Awarded - June 23, 2004  

Response To Exercise Proposal Inquiries - May 28, 2004  

Louisiana Homeland Security Summit - May 17, 2004  

 Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Exercises Request for Proposal (RFP) Addendum and Related Information - May 14, 2004  

Request for Proposal for Development Of Enhanced State Hazard Mitigation Plan Awarded - May 6, 2004  

Weapons of Mass Destruction Exercise, Request for Proposal  - May 3, 2004  

Request for Proposal for Development Of Enhanced State Hazard Mitigation Plan Addendum    - April 28, 2004  

3 Intense Hurricanes Forecast This Year  - April 2, 2004  

Tracking Down Tornados - April 1, 2004   

The Department of Homeland Security Rail & Transit Security Initiatives  - March 23, 2004  

Request for Proposal: Development Of Enhanced State Hazard Mitigation Plan - March 17, 2004  

Homeland Security Issues First Standards For Personal Protective Equipment For First Responders - February 27, 2004  

Ridge Says LA May Get Security Site  - February 27, 2004  

Homeland Security Launches Expansion of Information Exchange System to States & Major Cities  - February 26, 2004  

New Mydoom Variant Deletes Files  - February 25, 2004  

LSU-E Assists Homeland Security Net  - February 23, 2004

Netsky.B Tunnels Through Windows Systems   - February 20, 2004

FEMA To Advance Tribal Communities Use Of Electronic Mapping  - February 12, 2004

Homeland Security Office Sought - February 11, 2004

Bush Seek $274M For Biosurveillance - February 9, 2004

The Leader In Homeland Security Education - February 6, 2004

Bush Orders Anti-Terror Measures For Food Supply - February 5, 2004

Tulane Receives Bioterrorism Grant  - January 28, 2004

U.S. Government Offers Free Cyber Alerts  - January 28, 2004

E-Mail Scam Uses Anti-Terrorism Hook  - January 26, 2004

HAZUS Training At LSU  - January 16, 2004

Red Cross president pushes preparedness  - January 16, 2004

EBR panel reviews new emergency video   - January 16, 2004

DHS Announces New Building Science Guidelines To Enhance Terrorism Resistance  - January 13, 2004

Terror Alert Lowered  - January 9, 2004

Security preparations in progress for inauguration - January 7, 2004

Superdome security won't be fan friendly - January 3, 2004

West BR gets trailer, equipment for emergencies - January 3, 2004