Please be advised that the scheduled class has been canceled.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
If you have any questions, contact our office at 800-256-2591.

If you need the hours, consider the Mini Conference in Natchitoches or other training sessions listed on our website.

The following guidelines will apply for this training:
1. Attendance May be Limited 
2. First Come, First Serve Basis
3. Pre-registration is Required
4. If pre-registered and cannot attend, please be considerate of those that may be on a waiting list and call to cancel

October 22, 2025 – 8 operator credit hours
7:30 am – 8:00 am – Registration
8:00am – 8:30am — Introductions and Training Session Goals:  Patrick Credeur, LRWA Executive Director & LaWARN Chair, and Rusty Reeves, LRWA Deputy Director
8:30am – 9:30am – Water and Wastewater Cybersecurity Threats and Resources (US EPA and CISA):  EPA and CISA will cover the most common cyber threats facing drinking water and wastewater systems, as well as the free cybersecurity resources, services, tools, and technical assistance each agency provides to improve cyber defenses.
9:30am – 12:00pm – Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercise (US EPA and CISA):  This exercise walks utilities through a simulated cyber incident that impacts a utility’s operations. This interactive, discussion-based exercise allows utilities to test their cybersecurity incident response procedures and learn best practices in responding to, and recovering from, a cyber incident.
12:00pm–1:30pm – Lunch & Hands on Demonstrations – Networking
1:30pm-2:30pm – Preparing Your System for a Disaster:  Patrick Credeur, LRWA Executive Director & LaWARN Chair, and Rusty Reeves, LRWA Deputy Director
2:30pm–3:30pm – Dept. of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health’s Role during a Disaster:  Kristen Hungerford and James Monroe, LDH/OPH
3:30pm-4:30pm — The Disaster and Your Response Efforts (Attendees to Share Systems’ Preparation & Response):  Led by Patrick Credeur, LRWA Executive Director & LaWARN Chair and Rusty Reeves, LRWA Deputy Director
4:30pm-5:30pm – Hands on Demonstrations – Networking

October 23, 2025 – 4 operator credit hours
8:00am-8:45am — Mutual Aid Agreements — Why, Who, & When:  Rusty Reeves, LRWA Deputy Director & Others
8:45am-9:30am — Hands on Demonstrations – Networking
9:30am-10:00am — Past Mutual Aid Responders Comments:  From Responders and Agency Personnel
10:00am — 10:45am — EMAC’s Role in a Disaster:  Justin Gremillion, MPH, R.S. Project Director of Emergency Management Operations Governor’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP)
10:45am-11:15am — The GOHSEP Process, From the Local Level, Requesting Assistance:  Justin Gremillion, MPH, R.S. Project Director of Emergency Management Operations Governor’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP)
11:15am–11:45pm — LaWARN Information:  Rusty Reeves, LRWA Deputy Director
11:45am–12:00pm — Closing Comments

Please note:  LRWA Training Sessions are a “Firearm Free Zone”

This seminar involves training at an off-site facility, which is neither owned nor controlled by LRWA.  Registrant acknowledges that LRWA and its employees do not assume responsibility for the condition of the off-site facility nor guarantee the safety of registrant at the off-site facility.  Registrant agrees to hold LRWA and its employees harmless from all claims for injuries arising from conditions present at the off-site facility.