Colonel Michael L. Brown
Deputy Director / Emergency Preparednessquote .....
Colonel Brown was born and raised in West Virginia. He and his parents moved to Louisiana in 1959. He has nearly 35 years of plans, operations and training experience at the local, state, and national level as a member of the U.S. Army and as the Assistant Director of the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
Colonel Brown has worked for the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness since his retirement from the U.S. Army in May of 1991. He has served as the State Coordinating Officer for response during numerous catastrophic events. During his tenure with the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Colonel Brown has been responsible for response and recovery operations for more than 16 federally declared disasters in Louisiana.
Colonel Brown assumed the duties of Assistant Director, Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in November of 1997. He, his wife, Pam and daughter Ashley currently reside in St. Francisville.
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