GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

GOHSEP
Louisiana Elected Officials
Emergency Management Manual
Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + mitigate
7.3 Louisiana Business Emergency
Operations Center (LA BEOC)
The Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center (LA BEOC) serves as a conduit
between the private sector and Louisiana’s emergency management community. The program
plays a critical role in preparedness and emergency response by providing situational
awareness to the business community and by identifying critical supply chains and providers
of goods and services likely to be needed in response to a disaster or emergency.
When activated, the LA BEOC assists emergency management professionals in alerting the
Louisiana business community of the potential consequences from an event and the
identification of potential resource needs. The LA BEOC helps to connect available resources
to meet those needs. Focusing on meeting disaster needs with local and Louisiana business
resources, the LA BEOC helps local economies get back on their feet after a disaster.
LA BEOC operates on the Louisiana State University (LSU) south campus in Baton Rouge and is a
joint partnership between GOHSEP, Louisiana Economic Development (LED), LSU’s Stephenson
Disaster Management Institute (SDMI), and the National Incident Management Systems and
Advanced Technologies (NIMSAT) Institute at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL
Lafayette).
Through the LA BEOC, Louisiana businesses can improve disaster preparedness and response;
maximize business, industry and economic stabilization; and return the business environment
to normal operations quickly. To learn more about the benefits of LA BEOC and to register,
businesses can go to the LA BEOC website.
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