NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said Monday (Dec. 1) he wants the National Guard deployed back in New Orleans before Christmas.

Landry said he spoke with President Trump on Monday morning about the plan.

“He said, ‘Don’t worry Jeff, we’ll have them there in two weeks,’” Landry said. “It’s going to be a specific amount of guardsmen that will be able to deploy in New Orleans and other cities.”

This expected deployment would be larger than last weekend’s security-enhancing deployment of Louisiana National Guard troops during the Bayou Classic. This deployment, according to previous statements by Trump and Landry, is instead part of Trump’s efforts to crack down on crime by placing federal troops on the streets of selected American cities and in the District of Columbia.

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