cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/59635227
Y’all come on now… If anyone in Louisiana is actually seeing this, there is no way y’all are ok with that right?
The main link is a comparison of both John Bell Edwards original declaration and Landry’s most recent renewal from the 20th.
One obvious difference seems to be that Landry grants to the director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) authority to take whatever action he deems appropriate in response to declaration of emergency.
Allegedly it has to do with the office of motor vehicles. Wouldn’t be a big deal, except on literally the same day, he announced GOHSEP is now under control of the National Guard.
According to Landry “This move not only delivers significant cost savings but also aligns with my belief in the importance of relying more on our National Guard to strengthen our state’s resilience.”
According to this article https://www.nola.com/news/politics/jeff-landry-restructure-gohsep-under-louisiana-national-guard-fiscal-responsibility/article_7e9e08f2-ee67-463c-a2b3-424f6165a087.html
“GOHSEP Director Jacques Thibodeaux took on a challenging role and served our state with dedication under difficult circumstances. We deeply appreciate his service,” Landry said in the announcement.
Thibodeaux said in an interview that, over the next 30 days, he will help transition GOHSEP from a stand-alone agency to one under the purview of the National Guard in a role titled special assistant to the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard.
His plans after that are currently undetermined, Thibodeaux said. He noted that he’s worked in emergency management for 40 years and is also a retired army soldier and retired U.S. Marshal.
“I’m gonna take (a) well-needed break and enjoy my family, and then I’ll determine what’s gonna be the next chapter,” he said.
So it seems like the director named in the order, no longer exists. If I’m just dumb and misunderstanding this please explain it to me.
Louisianans probably aren’t up in arms because wtf does this even mean? Seriously, you need to spell it out these days.
The governor is a former lawyer, so someone might even suggest it was left intentionally vague?
So I updated some stuff and yeah this seems very strange. The original order was in 2019 after an attack on some government servers. I had somehow forgotten that in 2023, the government admitted that there had been an ongoing cybersecurity attack on Louisiana OMV data and that essentially every adult in the state had their data breached (it’s been a bit of a hectic year).
https://pimento-mori.ghost.io/comparing-edwards-original-state-of-emergency-cybersecurity-incident-with-landrys-renewal-2/