Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center (LA BEOC)
The LA BEOC is a joint partnership between the Department of Louisiana Economic Development (LED), the Governor's Office of Homeland Security (GOHSEP), the National Incident Management Systems & Advanced Technologies (NIMSAT) Institute at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the Stephenson Disaster Management Institute (SDMI) at Louisiana State University. The LA BEOC will specifically enhance participation by businesses and non-profit organizations in disaster management efforts through the development and deployment of public-private partnerships for the benefit of the State of Louisiana. The collaborative effort will leverage both Louisiana's approximate $100M in technology investments and an extensive base of lessons-learned from the hurricanes of 2005 and 2008.
Mission
To support the coordination of activities and resources of businesses and volunteer organizations in Louisiana and across the nation as well as the private sector to improve response, improve self-sufficiency, reduce reliance on FEMA and other federal assistance in order to maximize business, industry and economic stabilization, returning business environment to normal operations as quickly as possible.
Main Goals
1. Pre-disaster Preparedness and Resiliency: "Get a Game Plan”
2. Facilitate bi-directional communication of critical information between the public sector and businesses to acquire comprehensive situational awareness
3. Estimate economic impacts of the disaster to major economic drivers across the state, as well as to Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) assets, and the resulting impacts to the state and national economy.
4. Return business environment to normal: Transition from Response to Recovery – Get businesses back on-line
5. Maximize the use of Louisiana businesses, or national private sector resources, to provide needed emergency unplanned products and services
6. Assist GOHSEP Unified Logistics Element (ULE) team in coordinating products and services with Louisiana, regional, and national businesses & their supply chains
7. Coordinate voluntary donations from businesses, VOADs and individuals
The consortium of public and private sector partners is currently under development. For further information, please contact Dr. Ramesh Kolluru. 
