Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association

The Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association (LEPA), founded in 1980, is a non-profit statewide organization for emergency preparedness and response practitioners in Louisiana. It serves professionals in emergency management, public safety, and related government and private sectors. LEPA administers the Louisiana Emergency Manager (LEM) certification, hosts an annual conference (including co-hosting the Louisiana Emergency Management Conference/LEMC), and provides training and information exchange forums. While it supports first responders and public safety, its primary focus is emergency management conferences, making it a strong match for "public safety," "emergency management," and "first responder" terms, but less so for specific "police chiefs" or "sheriff-only" conferences.