Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office

In carrying out its mission, LOSCO:

• Coordinates the state’s oil spill response efforts and works closely with the appropriate federal agencies during oil spill events to ensure cleanups are properly completed;
• Works with state, federal, and industry partners to develop regional and area oil spill contingency planning tools, including alternative response technologies;
• Assists in planning, trains for, and participates in oil spill drills, some of which are conducted as table top exercises, and some of which require companies and federal, state and local government agencies to send employees and equipment into the field;
• Serves as the Lead Administrative Trustee (LAT) for the state trustees in Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDAs) undertaken as a result of oil spills in Louisiana; as such, LOSCO coordinates NRDA activities of the state trustees and maintains the associated Administrative Records (AR);
• Maintains the Louisiana Oil Spill Management System (LOSMS), a public database with up to date information on oil spill response and NRDAs, LOSCO managed NRDA restoration funds, restoration project submittal, and outreach;
• Administers the Louisiana Regional Restoration Planning Program (RRP Program), which identifies the statewide Program structure, decision making process, and criteria used to assist the NRDA trustees in selecting restoration projects to be implemented to compensate the public for the natural resources and services injured by a given oil spill; and
• Sponsors and/or attends professional training courses, conferences, symposiums, workshops, trade fairs, and festivals.

The Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO) is actively involved in public education, service, and outreach. LOSCO regularly sponsors and/or attends professional training courses, conferences, symposiums, workshops, trade fairs, and festivals. LOSCO provides support to numerous federal, state, local, and non-profit programs and associations. LOSCO has an audience that varies from school-aged children to international government and business representatives.

LOSCO is available to visit a variety of venues such as: classrooms, community-based festivals, meetings, drills, trainings, and much more. Contact us at LOSCO@la.gov if you are interested in having LOSCO at your event.

• Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)
• Louisiana Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991 (OSPRA) as amended

• OPA Regulations (Federal NRDA Regulations)
• OSPRA Regulations (State NRDA Regulations) – See Title 43:XXIX
• State Spill Notification Regulations 33 LAC: I, Chapter 39, Section 3901, et seq.
• State Risk Evaluation Corrective Action Program (RECAP) Regulation

• RRT-6 Near Shore Environment Dispersant Expedited Approval Process and Checklists, January 25, 2005
• RRT VI FOSC Dispersant Pre-approval Guidelines and Checklist, version 4.0, January 24, 2001
• RRT VI Bioremediation Guidelines - Position Paper, January 2001
• Regional Response Team (RRT) 6 In-Situ Burn Policy, Appendix 13a, April 2021
• RRT 6 In-Situ Burn Policy, Appendix A, In-Situ Burn in the Coastal Zone (checklist), April 2021
• RRT VI Emergency Response Preapproval Guidelines to Decontaminate Vessels and Hard Structures in Port Areas using Surface Washing Agents, October 10, 2014
• USCG Field Operations Guide (FOG) Incident Command System, August 2006
• Special Monitoring of Applied Response Technologies (SMART), v 4. 2001
• State Guidelines for Monitoring In-Situ Burns of On-Shore Oil Spills
• Preassessment Phase Guidance Document for Natural Resource Damage Assessment under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, August 1996
• Injury Assessment Guidance Document for Natural Resource Damage Assessment under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, August 1996
• Specifications for use of NRDAM/CME Version 2.4 to Generate Compensation Formulas Guidance Document for Natural Resource Damage Assessment under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, August 1996
• Primary Restoration Guidance Document for Natural Resource Damage Assessment under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, August 1996
• Scaling Compensatory Restoration Actions Guidance Document for Natural Resource Damage Assessment under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, December 18, 1997
• Restoration Planning Guidance Document for Natural Resource Damage Assessment under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, August, 1996
• NRDA Guidance Documents

• State Contingency Plan
• New Coastal Zone Area Contingency Plan Architecture Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana Area Contingency Plan
• Region VI Regional Integrated Contingency Plan
• National Contingency Plan (NCP)
• National Response Framework

• Cornell University Law School - Legal Information Institute
• Library of Congress
• Louisiana State Legislature
• Louisiana State Register and Administrative Code
• NOAA DARP Relevant Laws
• US National Response Team Preparedness and Response Links