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Sep 25, 2024 · With hurricane season underway, Mayor-President Monique Boulet wants to update Lafayette’s emergency response plan for the first time since the 1970s. Boulet’s chief of staff, Christina Dayries heralded Sonnier’s appointment in a press release Wednesday: “Chad Sonnier’s extensive experience in emergency management makes him the ideal person for this role.
- Lafayette aims to modernize emergency prep - The Current
Published: July 2 2:19 pm. ‘We haven’t been tested’ — Boulet...
- Lafayette aims to modernize emergency prep - The Current
Jul 30, 2024 · In mid-July the Lafayette Parish Council voted down Boulet’s proposed parish ordinance to establish the emergency management office but did take what can be viewed as a first step toward a new plan by repealing at the same meeting an outdated emergency ordinance. Still, the proposed preparedness office won’t move forward until the council agrees to fund it.
Jul 2, 2024 · Published: July 2 2:19 pm. ‘We haven’t been tested’ — Boulet proposes new emergency prep office. by Alena Maschke. Mayor-President Monique Boulet has revived a multi-agency collaborative designed to get disparate parts of the criminal justice system on the same page.Image courtesy The Acadiana Advocate. The Lafayette Parish Council at a ...
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Jul 17, 2024 · It would've created two new positions to coordinate Lafayette's response to emergency weather situations. Some council members expressed concerns about the funding for the plan. Boulet said it is needed to bring Lafayette's emergency response up to national standards.
Jul 17, 2024 · Boulet said a dedicated in-house department is needed to bring the parish’s emergency response capabilities up to the national standard. The proposed plan would have been funded by the parish.
Sep 30, 2024 · Chad Sonnier takes over Monday, Sept. 30, as the new director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to lead Lafayette Parish’s emergency preparedness efforts.
L AFAYETTE, La. — The Lafayette Parish Council voted against the mayor-president’s proposal to staff a local parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness at its Tuesday meeting.
