Louisiana Emergency Management and Homeland Security Authorities Summarized

Publication Date: November 2004

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Social conditions

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Coverage: Louisiana

Abstract:

The Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act requires that state emergency management functions be coordinated with those of the
federal government and other states. The statute also confers emergency powers upon the governor and parish presidents and requires the preparation of statewide and
local plans for emergency preparedness. The Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act requires that actions be taken to protect life and control diseases in a public health emergency. Louisiana’s Emergency Interim State Executive Succession Act, the Emergency Interim Legislative Succession Act, the Emergency Interim Judicial
Succession Act, and the Emergency Interim Local Executive Succession Act provide lines of succession for all levels of government in the state.


This report is one of a series that profiles emergency management and homeland security statutory authorities of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each profile identifies the more significant elements of state statutes, generally as codified. Congressional
readers may wish to conduct further searches for related provisions using the Internet link presented in the last section of this report. The National Conference of State
Legislatures provided primary research assistance in the development of these profiles under contract to the Congressional Research Service (CRS). Summary
information on all of the profiles is presented in CRS Report RL32287. This report will be updated as developments warrant.