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Interim GOSEP director: FEMA, NOAA cuts not yet disrupting state forecasting; 90‑day merger review under way
Summary
Brigadier General Jason Mafoes, the interim director of GOSEP, told the Senate Finance Committee April 15, 2025, that FEMA and NOAA reductions have not yet produced substantive impacts on the state’s hazard mitigation or forecasting capacity and that a 90‑day assessment is underway to merge GOSEP with the Louisiana Military Department.
Brigadier General Jason Mafoes, the interim director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOSEP), briefed the Senate Finance Committee on April 15, 2025, about federal grant uncertainty and a state internal reorganization under review.
Mafoes, appointed March 20, said that while the administration is aware of federal adjustments affecting some programs — including changes to the Building Resiliency in Communities (BRIC) program — “substantive cuts to FEMA’s hazard mitigation and…
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