HLS 19RS-3087 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 314
BY REPRESENTATIVE CREWS
PUBLIC SFTY/DEPARTMENT: Urges and requests the Department of Public Safety,
office of state police, to study methods of enhancing security measures at the
Governor's Mansion
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the Department of Public Safety, office of state police, to study methods
3 of enhancing security measures at the Governor's Mansion.
4 WHEREAS, the Governor's Mansion should be one of the most secure buildings in
5the state of Louisiana; and
6 WHEREAS, the Governor's Mansion houses the highest elected official in the state
7and his family; and
8 WHEREAS, shortly before 6:00 o'clock in the morning on April 17, 2019, an
9intruder was found in the Governor's Mansion asleep on the couch; and
10 WHEREAS, a breach of security should never occur in a building housing the state's
11top elected official; and
12 WHEREAS, although the Governor indicated that he and his family were never at
13risk, this incident exposed flaws in the security protocols currently in place at the Governor's
14Mansion; and
15 WHEREAS, it is imperative that these security measures are reviewed and evaluated
16to assess the vulnerability of the mansion and to identify the security standards necessary to
17ensure that the leader of the state of Louisiana and his family are safe and secure while
18occupying the Governor's Mansion.
19 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
20Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Department of Public Safety and
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1Corrections, office of state police, to study methods of enhancing security measures at the
2Governor's Mansion.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety and
4Corrections, office of state police, shall submit a report, that includes a risk and vulnerability
5assessment, along with methods of improving security of the building, detailing the results
6of its study and its recommendations to the House of Representatives of the Legislature of
7Louisiana no later than February 1, 2020.
8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
9deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 314 Original 2019 Regular Session Crews
Urges and requests the Dept. of Public Safety, office of state police, to study methods of
enhancing security measures at the Governor's Mansion, and submit a report detailing the
results of its study and its recommendations to the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of La. no later than Feb. 1, 2020.
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