It was only a few months ago that National Guard troops arrived in the streets of downtown New Orleans.

Armed with rifles and dressed in fatigues, their presence was a show of force following the Bourbon Street terror attack, aimed at calming fears as the city prepared to host the Super Bowl.

Now, city residents and civic leaders are reckoning with a possible return of those soldiers as part of President Donald Trump's latest move to suggest that stopping crime in Democratic-led cities requires military help.

During an Oval Office press conference last Wednesday, Trump said he was considering sending National Guard troops to patrol New Orleans , a comment that prompted Gov. Jeff Landry to quickly announce that he was behind the effort and thankful for any help the president would offe

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