National Guard troops could be deployed to New Orleans before the end of November in keeping with Gov. Jeff Landry's request for federal intervention to address crime, Landry and New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said.

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State Senate President Cameron Henry said Friday that he does not believe the National Guard needs to be deployed in New Orleans, but he can see a need for it in Baton Rouge. “My thought is not to have them come to New Orleans because we have State Police there and they are doing a

The Louisiana National Guard said Maj. Gen. Thomas Friloux, who heads the force, met with New Orleans Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick and the Louisiana State Police superintendent, Col. Robert Hodges, to “conduct preliminary contingency planning to improve public safety.”

Governor Jeff Landry said National Guard troops will bring 'law and order' back to Louisiana if President Trump approves request.

Landry formally asked for 1,000 guardsmen to be paid for with federal funds to assist local law enforcement on September 30. The purpose of the request is to help law enforcement fight crime and offset the shortage of police officers.

Of the 10 cities population 250,000 or more with the highest violent crime rates, Trump has sent National Guard troops to just one: Memphis, Tennessee.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A top New Orleans police official on Tuesday welcomed the possibility of a National Guard deployment in his city but pushed back on suggestions of rising crime rates and said he was unclear on how the military might be used.

When I think about troops coming to New Orleans, I get anxious about the potential impacts on our young people because I know what it’s like to be a kid who is seen as “trouble” in the eyes of authority.

A court could rule on legal challenges surrounding the National Guard deployments in the coming days. And, a new policy for Pentagon reporters has led many to turn in their press passes.