EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Provides relative to the definition of "first responder"

HB 329 amends Louisiana law to explicitly include "members of the United Cajun Navy" in the legal definition of "first responder." This change directly affects the United Cajun Navy, a registered nonprofit organization (charter #43009455N), by formally recognizing its members as first responders during emergencies. The bill updates existing statutes (R.S. 23:1017.1 and R.S. 29:723) to add the group to the list of qualified responders, alongside medical personnel, firefighters, and others. This is a definitional change only - no new funding, duties, or programs are created. The bill does not alter the responsibilities of first responders but ensures the United Cajun Navy is legally acknowledged in emergency response frameworks.