At Risk Population -people who fall within the following non-exclusive categories:
1. those without means of personal transportation;
2. the infirm who are not living in a public or private health care facility;
3. nursing home residents;
4. private hospital patients;
5. other special needs who are not confined to a health care facility;
6. hotel and motel guests.
Contiguous Risk Area- any parish, not directly threatened by a weather event or disaster requiring the evacuation of some or all of its citizens, that can render assistance to a high risk area.
Essential Worker -persons working in public safety, government, disaster response, health care, or private business as designated and deemed necessary and/or critical for disaster response by their employer or by virtue of their official commission.
High Risk Area -any parish, directly threatened by a weather event or disaster requiring the evacuation of some or all of its citizens.
Local Government -a parish or municipality of the state of Louisiana.
La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § XXI-105