ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 314
BY REPRESENTATIVE CREWS
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Department of Public Safety, office of state police, to study methods
of enhancing security measures at the Governor's Mansion.
WHEREAS, the Governor's Mansion should be one of the most secure buildings in
the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the Governor's Mansion houses the highest elected official in the state
and his family; and
WHEREAS, shortly before 6:00 o'clock in the morning on April 17, 2019, an
intruder was found in the Governor's Mansion asleep on the couch; and
WHEREAS, a breach of security should never occur in a building housing the state's
top elected official; and
WHEREAS, although the Governor indicated that he and his family were never at
risk, this incident exposed flaws in the security protocols currently in place at the Governor's
Mansion; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that these security measures are reviewed and evaluated
to assess the vulnerability of the mansion and to identify the security standards necessary to
ensure that the leader of the state of Louisiana and his family are safe and secure while
occupying the Governor's Mansion.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Department of Public Safety and
Corrections, office of state police, to study methods of enhancing security measures at the
Governor's Mansion.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety and
Corrections, office of state police, shall submit a report, that includes a risk and vulnerability
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assessment, along with methods of improving security of the building, detailing the results
of its study and its recommendations to the House of Representatives of the Legislature of
Louisiana no later than February 1, 2020.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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