The Trump administration has drafted a proposal to activate 1,000 Louisiana National Guard troops to serve in a law enforcement mission focused on the state’s “urban centers,” according to Pentagon planning documents outlining what would be a significant expansion of the military’s role in policing American citizens.

Among the documents is an unsigned, undated draft memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that describes the “unique advantage” of the Pentagon’s proposed approach to law enforcement in Louisiana. This plan, the draft memo says, would allow the military to supplement law enforcement in cities such as New Orleans and Baton Rouge so long as Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican who has expressed support for the

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