The Louisiana Department of Hospitals along with the Governors Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, hosted by the Assumption Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness performed a Tabletop Exercise on Wednesday January 18th. This exercise scenario was bomb denoting in a local hardware store. There was a total of 72 people attending the exercise. The attendees came from 7 parishes, various state and federal agencies. First Responders (Fire Departments, and Law Enforcement) and the various hospitals within these parishes were the exercise players. The exercise was considered a success by the evaluators and a lot was learned by the players.