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FILE - Members of the Louisiana National Guard patrol the grounds of the Washington Monument at the National Mall, Sept. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

NEW ORLEANS – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans and bring another federal surge to the city that is already awaiting a separate immigration crackdown dubbed “Swamp Sweep” that is expected to begin this week.

Trump did not say how many troops would be sent to New Orleans or exactly when they would arrive. Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who asked the Trump administration in September for up to 1,000 troops to fight crime, told reporters Monday that he expected the Guard to arrive in New Orleans before Christmas.

“Gov. Landry — a great

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