About Us

Launched in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center supports the business community during a disaster.

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.

Mission

Help Louisiana businesses and non-profits to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural and human-caused disasters, and maintain stability, resilience, and economic recovery of their communities.

Staff

The National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies (NIMSAT) Institute, a division of the Informatics Research Institute at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, manages the daily operations of the LABEOC. Please contact us if you have questions.

Shannon Strother, Ph.D., NIMSAT Director

James “Jim” Williams, MBA, Public-Private Partnership Operations Officer

Andrea Frey, External Affairs Manager

Partners

On June 1, 2010, the LABEOC was established by NIMSAT, a division of the Informatics Research Institute at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and Louisiana Economic Development.

Activations

If you have questions about our mission, or how we support businesses, please contact us.