The Louisiana Economic Development, Small Business Award is issued to State Agencies that execute contracts with Louisiana Hudson and Veteran small business owners in excess of the Office of State Procurement annual goals and projections.
GOHSEP received the Hudson and Veteran Champion Award for 2020, 2022, and 2023.
Five (5) Apex Awards, including two (2) Grand Awards and three (3) Awards of Excellence
APEX
The APEX Awards for Publication Excellence are given based on the results of an annual competition for publishers, editors, writers, and designers who create print, Web, electronic, and social media. Communications Concepts, Inc. sponsors the APEX Awards and advises professionals who write, edit and manage business communications on best strategies and practices. Concepts, Inc. publishes business communication reports on topics such as corporate writing and Web publishing.
Why is Recovery Taking So Long? (Grand Award) “A striking, fold-out brochure uses bold typography and an extremely effective, timeline visual to clearly demonstrate why it takes so long to rebuild after a natural disaster. The visual and related text describes a detailed building process, but present the data in easily grasped, illustrated segments. An exceptional effort at making a complex topic clear.”
13 Things to Know Now - Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Handbook (Award of Excellence)
New 10 Things to Know About Funding Hazard Mitigation (Award of Excellence)
Prepare, Prevent, Respond, Recover, Mitigate Brochure (Award of Excellence)
Eight (8) Hermes Creative Awards, including three (3) platinum, four (4) gold, and one (1) honorable mention
Hermes Creative Awards
Hermes Creative Awards are administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, which sets the standards for excellence in the fields of marketing and public relations.
Getting it Right! The Practice of Procurement (Platinum)
Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Guide (Platinum)
Why is Recovery Taking So Long? (Platinum)
CBRNE/Fusion Handbook (Gold)
Crisis Communications Response (Gold)
Getting It Right! Procurement: AVOIDING DHS-OIG Audit Findings! (Gold)
New 10 Things To Know About Funding Hazard Mitigation (Gold)
Eight (8) International Communicator Awards, including one (1) gold and seven (7) silver
International Communicator Awards
Sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, the Communicator Awards honor work that transcends innovation and craft. The Communicator Awards receives thousands of entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world.
CBRNE/Fusion Handbook (Gold)
Citizen Corps – Brochure - Consumer Awareness (Silver)
Citizen Corps – Brochure - Educational (Silver)
Educate to Mitigate TV PSA (Silver)
LA FirstNet Workshop Materials Marketing/Promotion - Special Event (Silver)
LA FirstNet Website - Government (Silver)
Funding Hazard Mitigation Binder (Silver)
Getting it Right! The Practice of Procurement (Silver)
EBOLA Awareness Marketing/Promotion - Special Event (Silver)
Three (3) silver International Davey Awards
International Davey Awards
Sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, the competition for the Davey Awards is the largest and most prestigious for honoring small firms.
From Risk to Resiliency, Small Business Guide (Silver)
Funding Hazard Mitigation Workbook (Silver)
Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Guide (Silver)
Twelve (12) International MarCom Awards, including three (3) platinum, seven (7) gold, and two (2) honorable mentions
International MarCom Awards
MarCom Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals. The MarCom Award recognizes outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communications.
Global Issues Summit Binder (Platinum)
Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Guide (Platinum)
Overall Outreach for Recovery Workshops (Platinum)
From Risk to Resiliency Small Business Guide (Gold)
Funding Hazard Mitigation Workbook (Gold)
Getting it Right! The Practice of Procurement (Gold)
Louisiana Elected Officials Emergency Management Manual (Gold)
Mitigation Matters Campaign (Gold)
Recovery. Deal with it! Now toolkit (Gold)
Why is Recovery Taking So Long? (Gold)
10 Things to Know About Funding Hazard Mitigation (Honorable Mention)
Educate to Mitigate TV (Honorable Mention)
Public Assistance Toolbox (Gold)
Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center Brochure (LABEOC) (Honorable Mention)
Nine (9) SIAAs, including two (2) gold, two (2) silver, three (3) bronze, and two (2) merits.
Service Industry Advertising Awards (SIAAs)
SIAAs are the only advertising awards to specifically recognize advertising achievements in the service industry. They honor creativity and communications accomplishments in the service industry, recognizing the best service industry advertisements, print communications, websites, TV, radio, electronic communications, and social media.
Educate to Mitigate Newspaper Ad – Series (Gold)
Funding Hazard Mitigation Binder (Gold)
Educate to Mitigate Total PR Campaign (Silver)
Educate to Mitigate TV Ad – Series (Silver)
Funding Hazard Mitigation Workbook (Bronze)
Mitigation Plan – Website (Bronze)
Public Officials Campaign – Total PR Campaign (Bronze)
CBRNE/Fusion Handbook (Merit)
Louisiana Mitigation House – Letterhead (Merit)
Six (6) SPRF Awards, including three (3) excellence, and three (3) merit.
Southern Public Relations Federation Lantern Awards (SPRF)
The SPRF recognizes outstanding work in the field of public relations. Awards are given in 25 categories, Best of Show, and Judges’ Choice.
Hazard Mitigation Workbook (Excellence)
Hazard Mitigation Workshops (Excellence)
LaHIP logo (Excellence)
Hazard Mitigation CEO Program (Merit)
Mitigation Grant Reference Binder (Merit)
UNO-CHART Executive Symposium Logo (Merit)
Four (4) Summit International Awards, including one (1) silver, and three (3) bronze.
Summit International Awards
The Summit International Awards (SIA) organization is dedicated to furthering excellence in the marketing communications industry. It administers three (3) distinguished advertising and marketing award competitions throughout the year to raise the awareness of companies and individuals who have the creative and marketing talent to go beyond the ordinary.
Why is Recovery Taking So Long? (Silver)
From Risk to Resiliency (Bronze)
Getting it Right! The Practice of Procurement (Bronze)
