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Our State's
Critical Infrastructures
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Information and Communications
Computing and telecommunications equipment, software, processes, and people that support
the processing, storage, and transmission of data and information; the processes and
people that convert data into information and information into knowledge; and the data and
information themselves.
Electrical Power Systems
The generation stations, transmission and distribution networks that create and supply
electricity to end-users so that end-users achieve and maintain nominal functionality,
including the transportation and storage of fuel essential to that system.
Gas and Oil Production, Storage and Transportation
The production and holding facilities for natural gas, crude and refined petroleum, and
petroleum-derived fuels, the refining and processing facilities for these fuels and the
pipelines, ships, trucks, and rail systems that transport these commodities from their
source to systems that are dependent upon gas and oil in one of their useful forms.
Banking and Finance
The retail and commercial organizations, investment institutions, exchange boards, trading
houses, and reserve systems, and associated operational organizations, government
operations, and support entities, that are involved in all manner of monetary
transactions, including its storage for saving purposes, its investment for income
purposes, its exchange for payment purposes, and its disbursement in the form of loans and
other financial instruments.
Transportation
The state's physical distribution system critical to supporting the economic well-being of
this Louisiana, including the airlines and aircraft, and airports; roads and highways,
trucking and personal vehicles; ports and waterways and the vessels operating thereon;
mass transit, both rail and bus; pipelines, including natural gas, petroleum, and other
hazardous materials; freight and long haul passenger rail; and delivery services.
Water Supply Systems
The sources of water, reservoirs and holding facilities, aqueducts and other transport
systems, the filtration, cleaning and treatment systems, the pipelines, the cooling
systems and other delivery mechanisms that provide for domestic and industrial
applications, including systems for dealing with water runoff, waste water, and
firefighting.
Emergency Services
The medical, police, fire, and rescue systems and personnel that are called upon when an
individual or community is responding to emergencies. These services are typically
provided at the local level (county or metropolitan area). In addition, state and Federal
response plans define emergency support functions to assist in response and recovery.
Government Services
Sufficient capabilities at the state and local levels of government are required to meet
the needs for essential services to the public.
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