Title 29, Military, Naval, and Veteran's Affairs
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La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.1 Legal representative of office; state attorney general
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§725.1. Legal representative of office; state attorney general The attorney general shall be the legal advisor to the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and, except as otherwise provided by law, shall counsel and advise the office and shall represen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.2 Confidentiality of certain records
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§725.2. Confidentiality of certain records A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, records in the custody of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness containing certain security sensitive information which shall be the same t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.3 Office of interoperability; legislative findings; declaration of intent
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§725.3. Office of interoperability; legislative findings; declaration of intent A combination of law enforcement, public safety leaders, health and emergency medical staff interests, technology and communication managers and technicians, vendors of communication systems, public o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.4 Office of interoperability; creation and authority
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§725.4. Office of interoperability; creation and authority A. The office of interoperability is established within the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. The office shall have the authority to oversee, direct, and manage interoperability programs a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.5 Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund
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§725.5. Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Emergency Communications Interoperability Fund, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund". B. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:725.6 State Unified Command Group
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§725.6. State Unified Command Group A. The state Unified Command Group, herein referred to as "UCG", is hereby established and shall be composed of the members established by executive order of the governor. The UCG is the strategic decision making body for emergencies in the sta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726 Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness; authority and
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§726. Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness; authority and responsibilities A. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, under the Military Department, shall be responsible for homeland security and emergency preparedness i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.1 Nongovernmental participation in the state recovery from public emergencies and disasters; Louisiana Family Recovery Corps
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§726.1. Nongovernmental participation in the state recovery from public emergencies and disasters; Louisiana Family Recovery Corps A. The provisions of this Chapter detail state plans and responsibilities for the protection and assistance of Louisiana citizens with regard to pote…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.2 Public evacuation shelters
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§726.2. Public evacuation shelters A. It is the intent of the legislature that this state not have a deficit of safe public evacuation shelter space in any region of the state by the year 2014 and thereafter. B. The director of the parish office of homeland security and emergency…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.3 Critical Incident Planning and Mapping System
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§726.3. Critical Incident Planning and Mapping System A. To the extent that sufficient funds are appropriated to implement the provisions of this Section, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall develop, operate, and maintain a statewide critic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.4 Statewide Cemetery Response Task Force; authority and responsibilities
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§726.4. Statewide Cemetery Response Task Force; authority and responsibilities A. The Statewide Cemetery Response Task Force is hereby established to assess response and recovery needs related to cemeteries during any emergency declaration by the state or any parish thereof. B. T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.5 Louisiana Commission on School and Nonprofit Security
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§726.5. Louisiana Commission on School and Nonprofit Security A. The Louisiana Commission on School and Nonprofit Security, referred to in this Section as the "commission", is hereby established within GOHSEP to study and make recommendations on the security needs of schools and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.5.1 Louisiana Center for Safe Schools; creation; duties
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§726.5.1. Louisiana Center for Safe Schools; creation; duties A. The Louisiana Center for Safe Schools, referred to in this Section as the "center", shall be established within GOHSEP. B. The center shall: (1) Identify and prioritize resources available to improve the safety of L…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.6 Fund and grant program for security measures; eligible applicants
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§726.6. Fund and grant program for security measures; eligible applicants A. GOHSEP is authorized and directed to establish a grant program through which eligible schools and nonprofit organizations described in Subsection B of this Section can apply for and receive grants to def…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.7 Hazard Mitigation Revolving Loan Fund
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§726.7. Hazard Mitigation Revolving Loan Fund A. There is hereby established within the state treasury a "Hazard Mitigation Revolving Loan Fund", referred to in this Section as "the fund", to be administered by GOHSEP. The purpose of the fund is to provide assistance for projects…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:726.8 Disability-Focused Disaster Preparedness and Response Fund and program
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§726.8. Disability-Focused Disaster Preparedness and Response Fund and program A.(1) The legislature hereby creates in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the "Disability-Focused Disaster Preparedness and Response Fund". The fund shall consist of monies deposited pur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:727 Powers of the parish president; penalties for violations
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§727. Powers of the parish president; penalties for violations A. Each political subdivision within this state shall be within the jurisdiction of and served by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for purposes of homeland security and emergency p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:728 Parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency
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§728. Parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency A. Each parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness thus created shall have a director who shall be appointed by the parish president of the parish establishing such organization and each director …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:729 Parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency authorities and
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§729. Parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency authorities and responsibilities A. The parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness, under the parish president, shall be responsible for homeland security and emergency preparedness in the parish.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:730 Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agency
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§730. Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agency A. The governing authorities of any two or more parishes may enter into agreements, under which they shall be authorized to establish regional organizations for homeland security and emergency preparedn…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:730.1 Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agency; providing assistance within another parish
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§730.1. Interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agency; providing assistance within another parish A. In the event of an emergency or a disaster and upon the request of a parish president, a parish governing authority, or a parish homeland security and em…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:730.2 Municipality providing assistance within parish
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§730.2. Municipality providing assistance within parish In the event of an emergency or a disaster within the parish, each municipality in the parish shall provide available resources, including manpower, materials, equipment, and services, as determined reasonably necessary by t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:730.3 Evacuations and curfews
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§730.3. Evacuations and curfews A. When in the judgment of the parish president it is deemed necessary, during a disaster or state of emergency, he may issue an evacuation order for all or part of the parish. B. When in the judgment of the governor, it is deemed necessary during …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:731 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§731. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 526, §2, eff. June 16, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:731.1 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§731.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:731.2 Disaster assistance; identification
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§731.2. Disaster assistance; identification A. Any person who applies for or who is receiving disaster assistance from a state or local agency and who seeks to or is occupying space in an emergency shelter or emergency temporary residence, shall, if requested by a sheriff acting …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:732 Price gouging; prohibited
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§732. Price gouging; prohibited A. During a state of emergency as declared by the governor or as declared by the parish president, the prices charged or value received for goods and services sold within the designated emergency area may not exceed the prices ordinarily charged fo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:733 Emergency Management Assistance Compact
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§733. Emergency Management Assistance Compact A. The state of Louisiana enacts into law and enters into the Emergency Management Assistance Compact with all states, as defined herein and referred to as EMAC or Compact, which states have enacted or shall hereafter enact the Compac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:733.1 Limitation of liability of owner or operator of facilities
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§733.1. Limitation of liability of owner or operator of facilities Any person or organization, public or private, owning or operating immovable property or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants a license or privilege or otherwise permits the designation b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:734 Violations; judicial relief; prima facie proof
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§734. Violations; judicial relief; prima facie proof A. Upon a violation of R.S. 29:732, the attorney general, district attorney, or parish attorney may bring the appropriate judicial action for an order enjoining or restraining commission or continuance of the alleged unlawful a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:735 Immunity of personnel
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§735. Immunity of personnel A.(1) Neither the state nor any political subdivision thereof, nor other state agencies, nor, except in case of willful misconduct, the employees or representatives of any of them engaged in any homeland security and emergency preparedness and recovery…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:735.1 Immunity of health care providers
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§735.1. Immunity of health care providers During a declared state of emergency anywhere in the state, any health care provider who in good faith voluntarily renders emergency care or first aid to assist persons injured as a result of the emergency whether the aid is rendered in t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:735.2 Health care providers; immunity; licensing
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§735.2. Health care providers; immunity; licensing A. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 397, §2. B. Health care providers from other states employed by a corporate entity for the sole purpose of providing health care services to workers of that company and their family members at the wo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:735.3 Immunity for evacuation or treatment
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§735.3. Immunity for evacuation or treatment A. During a declared state of emergency, medical personnel, who render or fail to render emergency care, health care services, or first aid, shall not be liable for any civil damages to a person as a result of an evacuation or treatmen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:735.3.1 Immunity for volunteers
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§735.3.1. Immunity for volunteers A. During a declared state of emergency, any natural or juridical person, who gratuitously and voluntarily renders any disaster relief, recovery services, or products in coordination with the state or its political subdivisions shall not be liabl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:735.3.2 Immunity for emergency efforts
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§735.3.2. Immunity for emergency efforts During a declared state of emergency, any natural or juridical person, who renders disaster relief, recovery services, or products outside of the typical course and scope of their operations in coordination with the federal government, the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:735.4 Registry of disaster volunteers; credentialing
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§735.4. Registry of disaster volunteers; credentialing A.(1) The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness may establish a registry of volunteers pursuant to the provisions of this Section. Volunteers included in the registry may be deployed by either the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:735.5 Immunity for evacuation, sheltering, or repopulation
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§735.5. Immunity for evacuation, sheltering, or repopulation A. Any health care provider or health care personnel who renders or fails to render health care services, first aid, ambulatory assistance or transportation anywhere in the state, shall not be liable for any civil damag…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:736 Exclusion
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§736. Exclusion A. Nothing herein shall supersede the powers, duties, and authorities of the Department of Environmental Quality, as provided for by R.S. 30:2001 et seq. and regulations issued pursuant thereto. B. Nothing herein shall supersede the powers, duties, and authority o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:737 Municipalities; authority to respond to emergencies
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§737. Municipalities; authority to respond to emergencies A. Subject to the provisions of R.S. 29:736, whenever a situation develops within or outside of a municipality which the chief executive officer of the municipality determines requires immediate action to preserve the publ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:738 Emergency powers do not extend to confiscation or seizure of lawfully possessed or
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§738. Emergency powers do not extend to confiscation or seizure of lawfully possessed or used firearms, weapons, or ammunition; exceptions A. The right of each citizen to keep and bear arms is fundamental and shall not be infringed. Nothing in this Chapter shall authorize the sei…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:739 Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact
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§739. Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact A. Declaration of Intent; purpose This state enacts into law the Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact, which is hereby established. The compact is and shall hereafter be in effect for any and all parishes in this state. The Intrastate Mutual Aid Compa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:741 Adoption of compact
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§741. Adoption of compact The state of Louisiana hereby adopts, as its substantive law, the applicable provisions contained in the National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-Drug Activities Compact, thereby specifically authorizing the Louisiana National Guard to conduct those drug…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:742 Text of compact
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§742. Text of compact The National Guard Mutual Assistance Counter-Drug Activities Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I. PURPOSE The purposes of this compac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:751 Repealed by Acts 2010, No
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§751. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 497, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:760 Short title
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§760. Short title This Chapter shall be cited as the "Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act". Acts 2003, No. 1206, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:761 Purpose
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§761. Purpose A. Because the government must do all that is reasonable and necessary to protect the health and safety of its citizens; because new and emerging dangers, including emergent and resurgent infectious diseases and incidents of civilian mass casualties, pose serious an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:762 Definitions
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§762. Definitions As used in this Chapter: (1) "Bioterrorism" means the intentional use of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance, or biological product that may be engineered as a result of biotechnology, or any naturally occurring or bioengineered component of any such …
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:763 Preparation of Bioterrorism Response Plan; Homeland Security Advisory Council
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§763. Preparation of Bioterrorism Response Plan; Homeland Security Advisory Council The Subcommittee on Chemical and Biological Terrorism of the Homeland Security Advisory Council, as established by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, or its suc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 29:764 Public Health Emergency Plan
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§764. Public Health Emergency Plan A. Content. The Subcommittee on Chemical and Biological Terrorism of the Homeland Security Advisory Council shall, within twelve months of its appointment, deliver to the governor a plan for responding to a public health emergency, incorporating…