NEW ORLEANS — They’re coming, but the specifics of what a national guard troop presence will look like in New Orleans are just now being worked out.

Governor Jeff Landry has requested up to 1,000 National Guard troops to be deployed to Louisiana, but it’s unclear how many will be sent to New Orleans. According to the police chief, the deployment is happening.

Chief Anne Kirkpatrick says the first meeting between the NOPD, the governor, and the National Guard will take place this week to begin determining what a deployment in New Orleans would look like. Kirkpatrick said on WWL Radio Thursday morning she wanted a working-partnership type of relationship, pointing to Mardi Gras and the Super Bowl as examples.

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