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Trump to deploy 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans in crime crackdown

By David Zimmermann
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President Donald Trump will deploy 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans by New Year’s Eve, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) announced on Tuesday.

The newly announced deployment to Louisiana’s most populous city will last through February 2026. Landry said his state “desperately” needed the action, which fulfills a request he made of the president earlier this year.

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