Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) must develop an emergency response plan, review the plan at least annually, and provide information about chemicals in the community to citizens. Plans are developed by LEPCs with stakeholder participation. There is one LEPC for each of the more than 3,000 designated local emergency planning districts. The LEPC membership must include (at a minimum):
- Elected state and local officials
- Police, fire, civil defense, and public health professionals
- Environment, transportation, and hospital officials
- Facility representatives
- Representatives from community groups and the media
What Are the Required Elements of a Community Emergency Response Plan?
- Identification of facilities and transportation routes of extremely hazardous substances
- Description of emergency response procedures, on and off site
- Designation of a community coordinator and facility emergency coordinator(s) to implement the plan
- Outline of emergency notification procedures
- Description of how to determine the probable affected area and population by releases
- Description of local emergency equipment and facilities and the persons responsible for them
- Outline of evacuation plans
- A training program for emergency responders (including schedules)
- Methods and schedules for exercising emergency response plans
LEPC Members
| Name | Representing | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Earl J. Eues, Jr. | Committee Chair | TOHSEP |
| Kim Beetz | Hospitals | LA Dept. of Health, Region 3 |
| Dennis Bergeron | Transportation | LA State Police Troop C |
| Mark Boudreaux | Communications | 911 Communications |
| Dana Coleman | Law Enforcement | Houma Police Department |
| Russell DiSalvo | Fire | Coteau Fire District |
| Barry Domangue | Transportation | LA State Police Troop C |
| Gordon Dove | Parish Official | Terrebonne Parish President |
| Kayla Guerrero | Emergency Response Coordinator | LA Dept of Health |
| Darrin Guidry | Councilman | Terrebonne Parish Council |
| Alan Hunsberger | Representative | Shell Pipeline |
| Jerry Larpenter | Law Enforcement | Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Department |
| Al Ledet | Representative | BP |
| Thomas Long | HAZMAT Specialist | TOHSEP |
| Jack Moore | Schools | Terrebonne Parish School Board |
| Christy Naquin | Service Organization | SCIA |
| Pam Roussel | Regional Emergency Management | GOHSEP |
| Brian Rushing | Print & Broadcast Media | Rushing Media |
| Joe Szush | Emergency Medical Services | Acadian Ambulance |
| Keith Ward | Fire | Houma Fire Department |
| Benjamin Walker | Emergency Management | TOHSEP |
| Jerome Zeringue | State Official | State Senator |