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For Official Use Only<br />

State <strong>of</strong> Louisiana – <strong>Hurricanes</strong> <strong>Katrina</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Rita</strong><br />

Jurisdiction Recommendation Improvement Action Responsible Agency Duration<br />

ESF #6 – Mass Care, Housing, <strong>and</strong> Human Services<br />

Region 6<br />

Region 7<br />

Region 8<br />

Region 9<br />

Develop evacuee/patient/prisoner tracking<br />

systems.<br />

Establish a coordinated regional shelter <strong>and</strong><br />

Mass Care Program <strong>and</strong> Plan.<br />

Develop a system to track evacuees that<br />

coordinates with relevant Federal <strong>and</strong> State<br />

programs.<br />

Improve special-needs shelters.<br />

Validate <strong>and</strong> enforce plan requirements.<br />

Validate evacuation plans.<br />

Coordinate with the Joint Commission for the<br />

Accreditation <strong>of</strong> American Hospitals (JCAHO) to<br />

ensure accountability is established for<br />

improvement <strong>of</strong> plans.<br />

Identify/create additional resources for special<br />

needs (especially mental health services in areas<br />

with limited daily capabilities).<br />

Establish an evacuee processing center <strong>and</strong><br />

tracking database.<br />

Draft a regional shelter plan that is consistent<br />

with the Federal <strong>and</strong> State plans.<br />

Acquire a system that has been nationally tested<br />

to track evacuees.<br />

Provide a permanent generator at the Kinesiology<br />

Center at Southeastern Louisiana University<br />

(SLU). Validate power assessment. Provide fuel<br />

storage tanks.<br />

Review <strong>and</strong> validate nursing home/alternate care<br />

facility (ACF) evacuation plans to limit impact on<br />

regional special-needs shelters.<br />

American Red Cross,<br />

Central Louisiana<br />

(Leann Murphy)<br />

American Red Cross,<br />

Central Louisiana<br />

(Leann Murphy)<br />

American Red Cross,<br />

Central Louisiana<br />

(Leann Murphy)<br />

American Red Cross,<br />

Central Louisiana<br />

(Leann Murphy)<br />

State<br />

American Red Cross,<br />

Northeast Louisiana<br />

(Levonne Leblanc)<br />

VOAD Working Group,<br />

United Way 2-1-1<br />

Parish representative,<br />

designated regional hospital<br />

coordinator, DHH, DSS<br />

Parish representative,<br />

designated regional hospital<br />

coordinator, DHH, DSS<br />

Long term<br />

Long term<br />

Long term<br />

Long term<br />

Short-tomedium<br />

term<br />

Long term<br />

Long term<br />

Short term<br />

Short term<br />

April 24, 2006<br />

2006\G&T Exercises\Louisiana<br />

28<br />

For Official Use Only<br />

State <strong>of</strong> Louisiana

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