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  • Former GOHSEP employee says millions wasted on ice Play Video

    December 6, 2012 5:22 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A former employee at the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says he was fired for pointing out taxpayer waste after Hurricane Isaac. Bruce Ellis says he was given additional duties before the storm hit. He says the state spent tens of millions of... more »
  • WEB EXTRA: read the entire GOHSEP emergency release issued Friday night

    August 4, 2012 10:30 AM

    Officials from the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Department of Natural Resources, Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana National Guard and the Department of Environmental Quality have engaged with local officials in Assumption parish who are responding to the threat of subsidence and subsurface instability in the... more »
  • Jindal picks St. Tammany chief as emergency leader

    November 30, 2011 4:56 PM

    BATON ROUGE - St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis has been chosen by the governor to be in charge of Louisiana's emergency preparedness office. He will start as director of the Governor's Office on Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness on Dec. 9. Gov. Bobby Jindal's office announced the appointment... more »
  • Metro Council votes to investigate spending

    November 9, 2011 5:53 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Metro Council members voted to investigate spending by the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in connection with an ongoing dispute over federal grant money in East Baton Rouge Parish. Council members held a special meeting this afternoon to go through documents detailing how... more »
  • Council may vote on grant money investigation

    November 8, 2011 5:59 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Some East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council members think federal grant money spent on things like city pay raises and a helicopter has been mismanaged, and they are calling for an investigation. The Mayor's Office of Emergency Preparedness says it has handled each and every document... more »
  • Metro Councilman wants investigation into MOHSEP

    November 4, 2011 5:44 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Metro Council Member Chandler Loupe says he wants information on millions of dollars in federal grants issued to the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. To make sure that happens, he wants an official investigation by the Council. The investigation is now on the agenda... more »
  • Fallout continues over grant money in EBR

    November 3, 2011 6:32 PM

    BATON ROUGE - There's more fallout over control of federal grant money for East Baton Rouge Parish. Mayor-President Kip Holden and Metro Council members are at odds over a familiar topic: communication between their offices. The council members claim they're not being given the information they need concerning... more »
  • Sheriff gets control over grant money

    October 27, 2011 4:04 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff is now in charge of nearly $4 million in crime-fighting money for the parish. It means Mayor-President Kip Holden has no say. For the past four months, Holden and Sheriff Sid Gautreaux have been at odds over what to do... more »
  • GOHSEP grant deadline comes and goes, money still in limbo

    October 26, 2011 10:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Stacks of documents arrived on the door steps of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Office Wednesday to close out a four-month long battle between EBR Mayor-President Kip Holden and EBR Sheriff Sid Gautreaux. But GOHSEP says the grant applications for $4 million to... more »
  • GOHSEP checking for flood damage

    September 7, 2011 5:21 PM

    LIVINGSTON - Crews from the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness are driving through flood waters looking for flood damaged homes. They've searched and documented neighborhoods from Springfield to Maurepas. Hundreds of properties made the list which will be cross referenced with FEMA once the federal agency... more »
  • Emergency planners to hold earthquake exercise

    July 14, 2011 3:56 AM

    BATON ROUGE- The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will conduct an exercise today to help emergency officials prepare for dealing with the possibility of an earthquake disaster. Louisiana's earthquake risk stems from the New Madrid Fault, the most seismically active area of the United States east of... more »
  • Grant feud continues between Mayor and Sheriff

    July 6, 2011 5:47 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden says the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and Sheriff Sid Gautreaux are violating state law. He says the sheriff's signature is not needed to collect millions of dollars in federal grants distributed by GOHSEP. The situation and developed into... more »
  • EBR Leaders Still at Odds Over State Money

    July 5, 2011 5:54 PM

    BATON ROUGE- East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux says he will move forward with plans to spend a portion of state money from the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness or GOHSEP. He says Mayor Kip Holden has not signed off on the plan, but he... more »
  • Director of La. emergency office resigns

    June 28, 2011 4:05 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The head of the governor's emergency preparedness office, Mark Cooper, has resigned as the peak of hurricane season nears. Gov. Bobby Jindal's office announced Cooper's resignation Tuesday from the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Deputy director Pat Santos will fill the job in... more »
  • Jindal: Threat of back water flooding lessened

    May 17, 2011 10:45 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Estimated water levels from the opening of the Morganza Spillway are being scaled back, according to Gov. Bobby Jindal. During his daily briefing on flood-fighting efforts in the state, Jindal said water from the Spillway was moving much more slowly than anticipated. As a result, back... more »
  • Feds, state using Twitter and Facebook for terror alerts

    April 8, 2011 5:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The federal government will no longer be using the color code system for terror updates. Some updates will be released using social media networks like Twitter and Facebook. The state has routinely used social media for critical information since Hurricane Gustav. About two million... more »
  • State agency paid alleged fraud claims to pastor after told of investigation

    March 17, 2011 11:02 PM

    BATON ROUGE- An area pastor is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars after Hurricanes Katrina and Gustav. But an Inspector General's report also found at least one state agency knew about the alleged fraud and kept paying thousands of your money. Ricky Sinclair runs Miracle Place... more »
  • Gustav: two years later

    September 1, 2010 5:28 PM

    Labor Day is meant for relaxation; instead, on Sept. 1, 2008, it was a day ravaged by nearly hundred mile an hour winds. Light poles hit the ground, nearly every road in Baton Rouge was littered with trees and debris created unparalleled destruction in a city most recently used... more »
  • Katrina payments on hold

    April 10, 2010 3:04 PM

    The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Louisiana has stopped reimbursing the city of New Orleans for fees charged by a Hurricane Katrina recovery contractor. A review is underway into MWH America's contract with the city, after concerns were raised by the city inspector general. ... more »

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