Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 55 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Part XXI - Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 3 - Risk Assessment
Section XXI-311 - Evacuation and Sheltering Plan

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXI-311

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

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1. The parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management established pursuant to R.S. 29:727(B), using the combined list of at-risk population and essential workers and the combined list of available means of transportation, shall develop an evacuation and sheltering plan for each category of at-risk population to include at a minimum:
a. use of locally available, or non-local, means of transportation for evacuation of all categories of the at-risk population;

b. means of notification of the different categories of the at-risk population of a mandatory evacuation;

c. means of notification of the different categories of the at-risk population of available transportation;

d. determination of individuals and facilities where the risk of sheltering in place outweighs the risk of loss of life during the evacuation process;

e. coordination of transportation resources with a shelter destination outside of a high risk area;

f. provisions for medical emergencies which occur during the evacuation process;

g. plans and procedures to execute the evacuation and sheltering plan within 36 hours of declaration of a voluntary evacuation and within 12 hours of declaration of a mandatory evacuation.

2. The plan shall be submitted to GOHSEP on or before March 1, 2007 and updated in the form and format prescribed by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in conjunction with the other biennial reports described in this Part.

B. The parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management shall develop an evacuation and sheltering plan for essential workers which shall include, at a minimum, provisions for food, water, and shelter for at least 72 hours subsequent to a weather event or disaster.

C. Each parish and municipality shall prepare for the possibility of those citizens who refuse to leave when a mandatory evacuation is ordered and shall respect the rights of personal liberty and freedom of all citizens, while protecting and preserving law and order and accomplishing the goals and objectives enumerated in this Part.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:587.

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