Governor Jeff Landry moves the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, also known as GOHSEP, under the Louisiana National Guard. “The mission of GOHSEP is to save lives, protect property and maintain infrastructure,

Gov. Jeff Landry said placing GOHSEP under the Louisiana National Guard would save the state millions of dollars and announced a change in agency leadership.

The governor’s statement did not say how many, if any, GOHSEP employees would lose their jobs due to the restructuring.