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Agency official ties public-safety and federal support to Louisianaeconomic hopes
Summary
The speaker said securing cities and reducing violent crime are prerequisites for economic growth, described requesting National Guard support after a large crime scene, and welcomed federal prosecutors and agents to assist local enforcement.
At a cabinet press event, an agency official argued that public safety is essential to attracting and retaining investment in Louisiana and said the state would accept federal law-enforcement resources to help curb violent crime.
The official recounted calling General Frielou after New Year’s Day to request National Guard support to secure what he called the largest crime scene the city of New Orleans had seen. "What the National Guard does is it gives you a force multiplier," the official said, adding the Guard provides "boots on the ground of people who are highly trained and highly disciplined."
The speaker praised federal actions and officials, including discussions with the attorney general and HUD secretary, and framed homelessness as a compounding factor for violence and crime. The official said the state would welcome federal resources "whether it's prosecutors, more FBI agents, more ICE agents, more HSI agents." He framed those resources as part of a broader push to make Louisiana safer so companies and workers are willing to locate and remain in the state.
The official said the administration would continue local operations such as a recent violent-crime crackdown in Baton Rouge and said similar focus would be applied in Alexandria and Shreveport. No new emergency declarations or statutory changes were announced at the briefing.
