Gov. Jeff Landry’s request to deploy 1,000 Louisiana National Guard troops in the state’s cities drew mixed reactions across the state as local leaders waited to learn more details.

Landry announced on Fox News host’s Sean Hannity’s show Monday night he was sending Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a letter asking the federal government to pay for the deployment.

Under his administration, Landry told Hannity, “We started to see violence start to trickle down, and lately we’ve seen an uptick, so I’m calling the president today.”

In his letter to Hegseth, Landry cited crime in cities like Baton Rouge, Shreveport and New Orleans as justification for the deployment.

A spokesperson for Landry said she could not answer questions about where the troops would go, what they would do, or when t

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