James Waskom, GOHSEP (2017)
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-12-18
Duration: 00:29:52
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Waskom, James | Louisiana. Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness | Emergency management | Disaster response and recovery | Floods, 2016
Contributors:
- Waskom, James Speaker
Description
A speech by James Waskom before the Baton Rouge Press Club on December 18, 2017. Waskom is the director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP). He discusses: the 2016 floods; GOHSEP’s management of fourteen open disasters dating back to Hurricane Katrina in 2005; the fourteen severe weather events in 2017; the Shelter at Home program for victims of the 2016 floods; and their recommendations for improving disaster response, including the possibility of partnering with the Cajun Navy. He also answers questions from the audience.