Louisiana governor asks for national guard deployment to New Orleans

Jeff Landry's request comes as crime trends analyst says New Orleans has had fewest murders since 1970

The Donald Trump-supporting Republican governor of Louisiana has asked for national guard troops to be deployed to New Orleans and other cities, saying Monday that the state needs help fighting crime and praising the president's decision to send the military to Washington DC and Memphis.

The Republican governor, Jeff Landry, asked for up to 1,000 troops through fiscal year 2026 in a letter sent to the Trump administration's top military official, Pete Hegseth. It comes weeks after Trump suggested New Orleans could be one of his next targets for deploying the national guard to fight crime.