SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)- There has been a lot of finger-pointing when it comes to crime and politics in Shreveport. California Governor Gavin Newsom said during an interview that Shreveport has a murder rate six times higher than San Francisco.

He was calling out House Speaker Mike Johnson who seemed to blame Caddo DA James Stewart.

Johnson said during a CNN interview, "We have a democrat DA there who has not been prosecuting crime as some more aggressive DA's have down around the country."

President Trump has floated the idea of sending National Guard troops to Louisiana and Governor Landry has responded to that on X saying, "We will take President @realDonaldRump's hep from New Orleans to Shreveport!"

Shreveport police have accepted help before from other agencies such at the sta

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