Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness - State of LouisianaSince 1990, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security & Emgergency Preparedness has coordinated several hundred State Disaster Declarations authorized under the Governor's signature. The GOHSEP staff is poised and ready to serve the people of Louisiana at a moment’s notice.

Agency Contact Information

* Many inquiries may be better served by first contacting your Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Manager. Contact numbers are available on our "Parish Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Contacts" page.

* For Vendors with inquiries related to Louisiana Homeland Security, please see our "Louisiana Homeland Security Questions for Vendors" page before contacting our office.
 

          

To contact our office:

Main Phone  (225) 925-7500
FAX  (225) 925-7501
 

Normal office hours are from 7:30 am to 4:00 PM weekdays.
Our Communications Section is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 For specific questions related to our Agency, please contact one of the individuals listed below:
  Key Contact Numbers
  Mark Cooper Director (225) 925-7345
  Mark Riley Chief of Staff (225) 925-7345

  Deputy Directors

  Mark DeBosier Deputy Director,
Disaster Recovery
(225) 338-6782
  Brant Mitchell Deputy Director,
Managment, Finance, Interoperability
(225) 925-7332
  Pat Santos Deputy Director,
Emergency Preparedness
(225) 925-7331
  Clayton Rives Deputy Director,
Homeland Security
(225) 358-5479

  Executive Staff

  Christina Dayries Assistant Deputy Director,
Managment, Finance, Interoperability
(225) 358-5599
  Vacant Assistant Deputy Director, Diaster Recovery (225) 376-4589
  Veronica Mosgrove Communications Director / Public Information (225) 358-5667
  Thomas Enright Executive Counsel (225) 925-3966
  Stephen Terry Executive Officer, Diaster Recovery (225) 334-7730

  Maryann Tumino

Legislative Liaison

(225) 925-7426

  Section Chiefs

  Fabian Blache III Section Chief, Homeland Security (225) 358-5390
  Benjamin Bourgoyne Section Chief, Communications (225) 358-5236
  Lynne Browning Section Chief, Public Assistance Grants (225) 338-7342
  Christopher Guilbeaux Section Chief, Operations (225) 925-7333
  John Gonzales Section Chief, Technical Services (225) 379-4028
  Neal Fudge Section Chief, Preparedness (225) 358-5384
  Bill Icenogle Section Chief, Regional Support (225) 925-1803
 Casey Levy Section Chief, Hazard Mitigation (225) 267-2673
  Peter Main Section Chief, Information Technology (225) 358-5432
  Jim McKay Section Chief, Information Systems (225) 267-2763
  Jerry Monier Jr Section Chief, Planning (225) 358-5656
  Melvin Smith Section Chief,  Disaster Recovery Operations (225) 346-4121
  Casey Tingle Director, Finance (225) 925-1800
  Branch / Information Contact Numbers
  Alert & Warning Communications Section (225) 925-7500
  Budget Finance, Budget, & Purchasing Section (225) 925-7541
  Finance Finance, Budget, & Purchasing Section (225) 925-7541
  Communications Communications Section (225) 925-7500
  Emergency Management
  Assistance Compact  (EMAC)
Public Assistance Section (225) 267-2566
  Exercises Preparedness Section (225) 925-7507
  Facility Facility Management (225) 925-7424
  Homeland Security Grants Homeland Security Section (225) 358-5344
  Human Resources (HR) Human Resources (225) 925-7517
  Information Technology Information Technology Section (225) 358-5432
  Interoperability Communications Section (225) 358-5236
  Logistics Operations Section (225) 925-7521
  Mitigation
 
*For homeowner related inquiries, please contact your Parish Emergency Management office.
Hazard Mitigation Section (225) 267-2644
  Operations Operations Section (225) 925-7556
  Plans Planning Section (225) 358-5656
  Public Assistance Public Assistance Section (225) 338-7342
  Purchasing Finance, Budget, & Purchasing Section (225) 925-7313
  Regional Support Regional Support Section (225) 925-7347
  Training Preparedness Section (225) 358-5600
  Virtual Louisiana/LAEarth   Information Technology Section (225) 925-7559
  WebEOC Administration   Operations Section (225) 922-2190
  Web Services Information Technology Section (225) 358-5210
 Related Information
Parish Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness Contact Numbers
Agency Sections
Organization Chart
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