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Governor moves GOSEP under Louisiana National Guard; generals tell committee transition will preserve emergency response
Summary
The governor announced a reorganization placing the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness under the Louisiana National Guard. The Adjutant General and GOSEP and Guard officials told lawmakers the move aims to find administrative efficiencies without degrading frontline emergency capabilities.
The governor has directed a restructuring that places the state Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOSEP) under the Louisiana National Guard and assigned oversight to the Adjutant General, Major General Tommy Freelyu.
Major General Freelyu told the Joint Budget Committee he has begun a 90‑day planning process to identify savings, eliminate redundancies and preserve GOSEP’s core capabilities. “We expect to have … a deliberate planning process to identify cost savings, efficiencies, and eliminate redundancies between the military Louisiana military department and GOSEP,” he said.
Freelyu and Brig. Gen. Jason Mahfouz, the interim GOSEP director,…
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