New Orleans – The Republican Governor in Louisiana requested the publication of the National Guard to New Orleans and other cities, saying on Monday that his condition needs help in combating crime and spared President Donald Trump’s decision to send the forces to Washington and Memphis.
State Governor Jeff Landre, Trump’s ally, requested up to 1,000 soldiers during the 2026 fiscal year in a letter sent to Defense Minister Beit Higseth. It comes weeks after Trump New Orleans suggested It could be one The following goals To deploy the National Guard to combat crime.
Trump has also sent forces in recent months to Los Angeles His administration has announced plans for similar procedures in other major cities, including Chicago and Portland, Oregon.
Landri said his request “depends on the success he had” in publishing operations to Washington and Memphis. While Trump ordered the forces to enter Memphis with the support of the Republican governor of Tennessee, until Monday night there was no widespread operation in the city.
“Federal partnerships have succeeded in the most difficult of our cities, and now, with the support of President Trump and Minister Higseth, we take the next step by bringing the National Guard,” Landre said.
Leaders in democratic -controlled countries have criticized planned publishing operations. In Oregon, the elected officials said in Portland There is no need.
In his request, Landri said that there are “high violent crime rates” in Sharifport, Batton Rouge and New Orleans as well as a lack of application of local law. He said that the state’s weakness of natural disasters has made the issue more challenging and that this additional support will be especially useful for major events, including Mardi Gras and university football games.
But the crime in some of the largest cities of the state actually decreased recently, as New Orleans witnessed a sharp decrease in 2025, which was placed in a pace to obtain the lowest number of killings in more than five decades.
Initial data from the city police station shows that there are 75 murders so far in 2025. This count includes the 14 celebrations who were killed on New Year’s Day. During a truck attack on Bourbon Street. Last year, there were 124 murders. In 2023 there was 193.
In Patton Rouge, the state capital, it also witnessed a decrease in murders compared to last year, according to the police administration figures. However, data also shows that robbery and attacks are sophisticated to overcome the numbers last year.
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The Associated Press Sarah Klein’s correspondent contributed to this report.