Please see the SITREP 4_11_24 Severe Weather for today.
Situational Report |11 April 2024
Please see the SITREP 4_11_24 Severe Weather for today.
Please see the SITREP 4_11_24 Severe Weather for today.
January 25, 2024
4:15 p.m.
Water Conservation Notice: Lafourche Water District Reports Broken Water Main Please be advised that the Lafourche Parish Water District is asking Lafourche Parish residents from Raceland to Fourchon to conserve water due to a broken water main. This will affect area users until further notice. Thank you for your patience during this utility work. We will send out additional updates as needed and when the water line repairs are complete.
With WWS Sector contributions, the guide provides recommended actions and available resources throughout cyber incident response lifecycle
WASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a guide today to assist owners and operators in the Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) Sector with best practices for cyber incident response and information about federal roles, resources and responsibilities for each stage of the response lifecycle. Technical expertise is not required to understand and use this guide.
Developed in collaboration with over 25 WWS Sector industry, nonprofit, and state/local government partners, this resource covers the four stages of the incident response lifecycle:
“The Water and Wastewater Systems sector is under constant threat from malicious cyber actors. This timely and actionable guidance reflects an outstanding partnership between industry, nonprofit, and government partners that came together with EPA, FBI and CISA to support this essential sector. We encourage every WWS entity to review this joint guide and implement its recommended actions,” said CISA Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Eric Goldstein. “In the new year, CISA will continue to focus on taking every action possible to support ‘target-rich, cyber-poor’ entities like WWS utilities by providing actionable resources and encouraging all organizations to report cyber incidents. Our regional team members across the country will continue to engage with WWS partners to provide access to CISA’s voluntary services, such as enrollment in our Vulnerability Scanning, and serve as a resource for continued improvement.”
“The Water and Wastewater Systems Sector is a vital part of our critical infrastructure, and the FBI will continue to combat cyber actors who threaten it,” said Assistant Director Bryan Vorndran of the FBI’s Cyber Division. “A key part of our cyber strategy is building strong partnerships and sharing threat information with the owners and operators of critical infrastructure before they are hit with an attack.”
“Cyber threats to the water sector represent a real and urgent risk to safe drinking water and wastewater services that our nation relies on. The incident response guide assists utilities with approaches for collaboration with federal entities on lowering cyber risk in our nation’s drinking water and wastewater systems,” said EPA Assistant Administrator for Water, Radhika Fox. “EPA is committed to working with our federal, state, and water sector partners to increase the sector’s resilience and improve cyber-resilience practices.”
All WWS utilities are encouraged to use this incident response guide to augment their incident response planning and collaboration with federal partners and the WWS before, during, and following a cyber incident. Familiarity with this guide will better prepare WWS utilities to respond to—and recover from—a cyber incident.
For more information and resources, WWS utilities are encouraged to visit CISA’s Water and Wastewater Systems Cybersecurity webpage.
Partners that contributed to this guide include:
About CISA
As the nation’s cyber defense agency and national coordinator for critical infrastructure security, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency leads the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to the digital and physical infrastructure Americans rely on every hour of every day.
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Update: The traffic incident at the intersection of NJ THERIOT RD and N DOUCET RD in Port Fourchon has been cleared and the roadway is open to all traffic.
TUESDAY, January 16, 2024
0700 A.M.
TO: ALL PORT TENANTS
FROM: HARBOR POLICE
Due to a traffic incident at the intersection of NJ THERIOT RD and N DOUCET RD in Port Fourchon, N DOUCET RD cannot be accessed from NJ THERIOT RD. Until the roadway is cleared, traffic can access N DOUCET RD via DUDLEY RD in the area of HOS PORT.
An Update will be given when the traffic incident is cleared, and the roadway is again open.
Thank you for your patience,
HARBOR POLICE
Please see the attached Situational Report, 15 January 2024, for incident 24-006 Winter Weather – Statewide – Jan1518.
Please see the attached Situational Report, 14 January 2024, for incident 24-006 Winter Weather – Statewide – Jan1518.
Winter Weather Update
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission is monitoring the approaching winter weather. We have been in contact with the National Weather Service, State GOHSEP, and Parish EOC. Based on the National Weather Service information, the southern part of Lafourche Parish, including the South Lafourche Airport and Port Fourchon will not see any freezing precipitation. With that and a discussion with DOTD, no impact to the highways, including the elevated portion of LA 1 is expected. Please continue to monitor for information as this winter weather system impacts our area over the next couple of days. Again, based on the information we have, we do not expect major impacts to roadways in our immediate area, but be prepared as we know how weather impacts can change rapidly. Please drive carefully.
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Join us today for the last weekly saltwater intrusion update call. (See the call information below)
Please contact us if you have any questions at info@labeoc.org.
Thank you,
LABEOC Team
Please join us next week on November 8, at 2:00 p.m.
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LABEOC Team
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UPDATE: DOTD Lane Closures for Both Bridges over the Intracoastal Canal in Larose
Please note the date change from tomorrow, November 1, to Monday, November 6, 2023, for both of these lane closures.
According to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), the southbound lane of the West Larose Vertical Lift Span Bridge (aka the Intracoastal Bridge on LA 1 in Larose) will be closed on Monday, November 6, 2023, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM in order for DOTD personnel to perform bridge inspection operations. Flagging operations will be utilized during the closure to facilitate traffic in both directions.
In addition, the northbound lane of the Louisiana Highway 308 overpass crossing the Intracoastal Canal in Larose will be closed on Monday, November 6, 2023, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM for bridge inspection. Flagging operations will be utilized during the closure to facilitate traffic in both directions.
Please be aware that these inspection closures may overlap for a brief period midday, so expect heavy traffic delays at peak rush hour times.
DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please drive with caution through the work zone and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
Please see attached the Situational Report for today for the Saltwater Intrusion Incident.
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The LABEOC works with the coordination of activities and resources of businesses and volunteer organizations in Louisiana and across the nation, as well as with the public sector. The goal is to improve response, improve self-sufficiency, and reduce reliance on FEMA and other federal assistance in order to maximize business, industry, and economic stabilization, returning the business environment to normal operations as quickly as possible.
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The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers no-cost confidential business consulting and affordable workshops to new entrepreneurs and existing business owners. The Center maintains a solid reputation as an effective business assistance agency in the community serving the Acadiana area including parishes such as Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, and Vermilion.
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The LA Apex (formerly the Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center (LA PTAC) provides specialized and professional procurement technical assistance to Louisiana businesses who are actively seeking and/or performing on contracts and subcontracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal, state and local governments.
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October 25, 2023
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has announced two upcoming road closures that may affect local traffic.
On Friday, October 27, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., LA 308 will be closed intermittently for both northbound and southbound traffic between the Cut Off Lift Bridge (aka Le Pont D’Or Bridge near McDonald’s) near East 28th Street and the Cote Blanche Pontoon Bridge near East 52nd Street in Cut Off, LA.
On Monday, October 30, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., LA 308 will be closed intermittently for both northbound and southbound traffic between the Cote Blanche Pontoon Bridge near East 52nd Street to East 90th Street in Cut Off, LA.
These intermittent full closures on LA 308 are needed in order to allow LA DOTD’s tree-cutting contractor to cut down and remove dangerously overhanging trees at several locations within the closure limits on LA 308.
During the intermittent closures, no through traffic will be allowed through the work zone.
DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please drive with caution through the work zone and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
The following parishes opted out of the state’s burn ban:
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October 23, 2023
Please be advised that the Lafourche Parish Water District is installing a new water valve tomorrow, October 24, 2023. While this utility work is in progress, the Water District is asking Port Fourchon tenants to shut off 2-inch valves feeding tanks between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. tomorrow. Please plan accordingly.
The Fourchon water supply tank is full, and water lines in Port Fourchon should all be operational. With the help of port tenants lightening the load on the water supply for this brief period, the valve replacement work should not impact normal water usage.
Thank you for your patience during this utility work.