Louisiana Recovery Office 
New Orleans, LA   
  FEMA: Week in Review 
  
  
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feb. 7: Second Annual Central U.S. ShakeOut  public earthquake drill at 10:15 a.m. CST 
 
Feb. 7-9: National Evacuation Conference, New Orleans, LA 
 
Feb. 9: Industry Day, Shreveport, LA  
 
Feb. 10: Terrytown Elementary School Ribbon Cutting, Terrytown, LA 
 
Feb. 23-25: Police Jurors Association Conference, Terrebonne Civic Center,  Houma, LA  
 
 
 
 
Katrina/Rita: 5 units 
 
Gustav/Ike:  2 units 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 27, 2012 
 
Announcements                                                
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Industry Day for Disaster Contracting 
 
FEMA’s Louisiana Recovery Office is hosting an Industry Day for disaster contracting on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 at the Shreveport Convention Center, Red River Board Room, 400 Caddo Street, Shreveport, LA 71101. Participants will receive information regarding potential disaster contracting requirements, registering with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), and how to respond to notices for federal opportunities.   
 
Companies interested are asked to pre-register by Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. For information or to RSVP, please send emails to lro-acquisitions@fema.dhs.gov or call 504-762-2414. The first 40 registered companies will be allowed five minutes to present their contracting capabilities to FEMA personnel in one-on-one breakout sessions.                                                                                                            
 
 
 






                 Contacts   
News Desk: (504) 762-2477   
 
External Affairs Director, Andrea Davis: (504) 247-6628 / Andrea.Davis1@dhs.gov 
 
Outreach Lead, Amy Connolly: (225) 678-6673  / Amy.Connolly@dhs.gov  

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GET READY TO SHAKEOUT! 
On Feb. 7, 2012, at 10:15 a.m. CST, more than one million people across nine states will participate in the Second Annual Great Cen-tral U.S. ShakeOut! FEMA encourages Americans across the United States, including schools, busi-nesses, governments and other organizations, to par-ticipate in this public earth-quake drill. For more infor-mation, go to: www.shakeout.org/centralus  
 
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Louisiana Hosts First Annual International Disaster Management Expo 
 
The first ever International Disaster Conference and Exposition was held at The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Jan. 17-19, 2012. The inaugu-ral event brought together representatives from both the public and private sectors to build relationships and discuss current issues related to disaster preparation, re-sponse, recovery and mitigation.  
 
Attendees had an opportunity to learn about many of the latest resources available to help them prepare for and respond to disaster situa-tions. Participants were also able to converse with other emergency managers about the chal-lenges and lessons learned from recent events in an environment that encourages progressive and creative thought, ultimately using this infor-mation to help shape future policies and proce-dures in planning for catastrophic events.  
 
Speakers included FEMA Director Craig Fugate, Ridge Global CEO Tom Ridge (First Director of DHS), Deputy Director of Emergency Manage-ment with GOHSEP  the Louisiana  Pat Santos, and retired Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré.  
 
Over 1600 individuals representing 26 countries attended the conference. Approxi-mately 170 companies and organizations participated in the exposition, including FEMA’s Louisiana Recovery Office. Conference organizers expect the IDCE to be-come an annual event in New Orleans, making the city one of the premier destina-tions for emergency management professionals to gather.  


FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, guest speaker for the IDCE, urges emergency managers and members of the private sector to work collaboratively in disas-ter planning and response. Photo/Ralph Simcox 


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