Helena Moreno, Oliver Thomas, and Royce Duplessis discussed their strategies for maintaining the ongoing decline in crime in New Orleans during

With violent crime in New Orleans down 20% year over year, according to the NOPD, candidates were asked how they would sustain that progress—and whether they support a controversial federal proposal to send troops to the city.

Over the weekend, the Pentagon confirmed the Trump administration has drafted a plan to deploy 1,000 Louisiana National Guard troops to New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The candidates were asked: "As mayor, would you support the deployment of those troops? And what is your plan to keep crime trending downward?"

Thomas said he’d prefer federal and state governments invest in long-term solutions that address the root causes of c

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