Louisiana Homeland Security Louisiana Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness& Emergency Preparedness

Research, Training, & Equipment Research, Training, & Equipment InitiativeInitiative

IntroductionIntroduction

SPC Richard DeBlieuxSPC Richard DeBlieux

• Program ManagerProgram Manager• Research, Training, & Research, Training, &

Equipment InitiativeEquipment Initiative• Louisiana Homeland Louisiana Homeland

Security & Emergency Security & Emergency PreparednessPreparedness

• Ph# (225) 925-7517Ph# (225) 925-7517• Email: Email:

rdeblieux@ohsep.louisiana.govrdeblieux@ohsep.louisiana.gov

2LT Casey Shamblin2LT Casey Shamblin

• Program ManagerProgram Manager• Grant ResearchGrant Research• Louisiana Homeland Louisiana Homeland

Security and Security and Emergency Emergency PreparednessPreparedness

• Ph# (225) 925-7507Ph# (225) 925-7507• Email: Email:

cshamblin@ohsep.louisiana.govcshamblin@ohsep.louisiana.gov

Louisiana Office of Homeland Security Louisiana Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness& Emergency Preparedness

Located in Baton Rouge,Located in Baton Rouge,

Independence ParkIndependence Park

State Police CompoundState Police Compound Satellite offices in Satellite offices in

New Orleans, Carville,New Orleans, Carville,

Pineville, and MindenPineville, and Minden Prepare for and React to terrorist Prepare for and React to terrorist

attacks, natural disasters, and other attacks, natural disasters, and other state emergenciesstate emergencies

AdministrationAdministration

Kathleen Babineaux BlancoKathleen Babineaux Blanco GovernorGovernor

MG Bennett C. LandreneauMG Bennett C. Landreneau DirectorDirector

AdministrationAdministration

COL Michael L. Brown (Ret)COL Michael L. Brown (Ret)• Deputy Director, Deputy Director,

Emergency PreparednessEmergency Preparedness

COL Jadwin V. Mayeaux (Ret)COL Jadwin V. Mayeaux (Ret)• Deputy Director,Deputy Director,

Homeland SecurityHomeland Security

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Grant InformationGrant Information

Cooperative Endeavor Agreement Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the State and the Department between the State and the Department of Economic Development of Economic Development

LSU National Center for Security LSU National Center for Security Research and Training Research and Training

Louisiana Office of Homeland Security Louisiana Office of Homeland Security

and Emergency Preparednessand Emergency Preparedness

PurposePurpose

Seek out opportunities in Louisiana Seek out opportunities in Louisiana to create economic developmentto create economic development

Make Louisiana more competitive for Make Louisiana more competitive for federal homeland security projects federal homeland security projects related to disaster preparedness, related to disaster preparedness, response, and bioterrorism researchresponse, and bioterrorism research

GoalsGoals

Seek out opportunities to create Seek out opportunities to create economic growth in Louisiana based economic growth in Louisiana based on Homeland Security in order to on Homeland Security in order to help drive the state’s economyhelp drive the state’s economy

Help “spin-off” new companies and Help “spin-off” new companies and create new jobs for the citizens of create new jobs for the citizens of LouisianaLouisiana

State Inventory ListState Inventory List

Programs and individuals within Programs and individuals within Louisiana with an interest in areas Louisiana with an interest in areas related to:related to:

• Chemical & Bioterrorism researchChemical & Bioterrorism research

• Training, equipping, research, and Training, equipping, research, and support infrastructure for emergency support infrastructure for emergency respondersresponders

Comprehensive State-Wide TourComprehensive State-Wide Tour

Hold Homeland Security meetings Hold Homeland Security meetings throughout the statethroughout the state

Meet with all interested college or Meet with all interested college or university leaders, government university leaders, government officials, and business leadersofficials, and business leaders

Explain the state’s goals and their Explain the state’s goals and their implementation throughout the stateimplementation throughout the state

Inventory DatabaseInventory Database

Develop an inventory database that Develop an inventory database that will be accessible onlinewill be accessible online

Stimulate grant utilization in the Stimulate grant utilization in the areas related to emergency areas related to emergency responder operations and chemical responder operations and chemical and bioterrorism research and bioterrorism research

Louisiana Bio-Terrorism Louisiana Bio-Terrorism Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness

ConferenceConference The National Center for Security Research The National Center for Security Research

and Training (NCSRT) will host the 1and Training (NCSRT) will host the 1stst annual statewide Louisiana Bio-Terrorism annual statewide Louisiana Bio-Terrorism Emergency Preparedness Conference for Emergency Preparedness Conference for emergency responders, public health and emergency responders, public health and medical personnelmedical personnel

The Conference will be held early next The Conference will be held early next yearyear

Vendor Information SheetVendor Information Sheet Fill in your information as thoroughly as Fill in your information as thoroughly as

possiblepossible

Information will be transferred to the Information will be transferred to the state’s comprehensive inventory liststate’s comprehensive inventory list

List will be accessible on the web to all List will be accessible on the web to all interested partiesinterested parties

Your contact information will be listed on Your contact information will be listed on the inventory sheetthe inventory sheet

Grants DivisionGrants Division The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and The Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and

Emergency Preparedness Grants Research Emergency Preparedness Grants Research DivisionDivision

Research federal grants that fund Homeland Research federal grants that fund Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness initiativesSecurity and Emergency Preparedness initiatives

Provide state and local agencies with grant Provide state and local agencies with grant information and assist in the application processinformation and assist in the application process

LT Casey Shamblin, Program ManagerLT Casey Shamblin, Program Manager