Review:  Louisiana’s plan was updated September 2006. It’s a second generation plan. The overall response will be run out of the Governor’s office and there is a link between the health department panflu response and emergency operations, but integration of these two aspects has not yet occurred.

 

One of the best thing about the plan is that they include the possibility of a severe pandemic in their assumptions (2.5% CFR and 30% attack rate.) They acknowledge that a severe pandemic would be very difficult to deal with:

 

 

Kudos to whomever wrote the Louisiana plan. They had the courage to tell the truth. Now, they need to make it clear to the public that they need to prepare to SIP for 6 to 8 weeks. They also need to work on essential worker preparation, especially at the power plants, refineries and water treatment plants. Special consideration should also be given to the rice farmers who produce much of the rice in the US (Arkansas produces the most).