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Louisiana Gov Declares Emergency Due to Cyberattacks

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Louisiana Governor declares state of emergency after three school districts were hit with ransomware. School districts in the northern part of the state including Monroe City, Morehouse Parish and Sabine Parish have been affected. Monroe Cit experienced a disruption to its computer systems on July 8. Monroe City stated on it's website that while there are problems with system connectivity, they have no reason to believe there is any public safety issue. The website further stated that they have no indication that there was any unauthorized access of sensitive or private information.

Morehouse was hit with malware last week, but according to it's Facebook page, it wasn't as affected by it as the other victims were and that there will be no delays and all major systems, including payroll. A principal in the Sabine district had a more devastating experience. He told a local TV station that Sabine was hit by an "electronic virus" which knocked out IT systems and its central office phone system. The systems had unusually high bandwidth usage, which turned out to be malware. All data on the school district's servers was affected.

After all of this, Gov. John Bel Edwards decided to declare a state of emergency. He said, in a website statement, that the move will ensure coordination between cybersecurity experts from the Louisiana National Guard, Louisiana State Police, and the Office of Technology Services. In December 2017 the governor signed an executive order that created the Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission and Gov. Edwards stated that this was exactly why we established the Cybersecurity Commission. To be focused on preparing for, responding to and preventing cybersecurity attacks, and we are well positioned to assist local governments as they battle this current threat.