SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Louisiana State Representative Joy Walters is firing back after Governor Jeff Landry indicated he’d be happy to have National Guard troops sent to Shreveport to address crime, as suggested by President Donald Trump.

“Deploying troops to Shreveport will not solve our problems or crime. Crime is not eliminated by soldiers on the streets — crime is reduced when people have access to better jobs/careers/wages, education, healthcare, and opportunity," Rep. Walters said in a statement issued Friday, Sept. 5.

Rep. Walters also addressed recent comments made by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who represents Congressional District 4 in Louisiana.

“Speaker Johnson’s recent comments are troubling in my eyes. A few weeks ago, he criticized California Governor Gavin Newso

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