Emergency Information
Stay informed and prepared with LPB's Emergency & Public Safety page. Get real-time updates, vital safety information, and trusted resources to help you and your family during emergencies. From severe to health crises, LPB connects Louisianans with information they need to stay safe.
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Government Resources
GOHSEP
The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) coordinates emergency prevention, preparation, response and recovery operations responding to man-made and natural disasters that threaten Louisiana.
Get a Gameplan
Get a Game Plan is a program from the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) that helps Louisiana residents prepare for emergencies. The program includes an app, a website, and a podcast.
emergency.la.gov
Emergency.la.gov is an information portal that provides disaster response and recovery information during an active emergency. The portal is maintained by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP).
Louisiana 211
211 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community. During an active disaster, call 211 for shelter information.
ready.gov
Ready.gov, maintained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, empowers Americans to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies. The goal is to promote preparedness through public involvement.
Recovery Assistance
Disaster recovery is not limited to the initial days after an event. Whole community recovery could ultimately take years, and requires partnership at the local, state, and federal level. Know your community. Know your resources.
The Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Guide is intended to help Louisiana residents benefit from the experience of past events and recommendations from experts in disaster preparation, prevention, response, recovery and mitigation.
The guide is intended for the Greater New Orleans, Lafayette & Lake Charles citizens who will use the maps and contra-flow routes to evacuate when disasters threaten coastal areas.
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Emergency Alert System
LPB is part of the State of Louisiana's Emergency Alert System (EAS). We also coordinate emergency response with other members of the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters.
IPAWS Alert Notifications
Sign up to receive important text messages and emergency IPAWS alerts from GOHSEP. The Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) is FEMA's national alert system, providing local emergency alerting and life-saving information to the public via mobile phones, television and radio.
Storm Tracking
National Hurricane Center (NHC)
The National Hurricane Center's mission is to save lives, mitigate property loss, and improve economic efficiency by issuing the best watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather and by increasing understanding of these hazards. The NHC vision is to be America's calm, clear, and trusted voice in the eye of the storm and, with its partners, enable communities to be safe from tropical weather threats.
Educational Resources
Weathering Together: Storm Ready, Family Steady
Help your child feel safe and confident during storm season with LPB’s Weathering Together: Storm Ready, Family Steady activity guide. This colorful, family-friendly resource is designed to support parents in teaching young children about hurricane preparedness in a calm, engaging way. The guide includes links to videos, books, games, crafts, and conversation starters that explain storms and emergencies in kid-friendly terms—while encouraging bonding, creativity, and emotional expression.
It provides hurricane preparedness resources for families with young children across six categories of activities.