The state of Louisiana is in a state of devastation as is mississippi. They are facing damaged bridges, power outages, and motorists stranded along highways due to gas shortages. Without power the gas stations are useless, hospitals are seriously hampered, and transport without fuel is a joke.

They have 750,000+ state residents who are spread over 10 or more other states and pouring into distant refugee centers. This doesn't include the city of New Orleans itself. The governor wouldn't have the resources or the authority, to deal with this if everything was working perfectly fine, much less in the current situation. She would be irresponsible in trying to retain command of the guard under such conditions. There needs to be an overall command and no state governor can provide that.