Gov. Jeff Landry has asked President Donald J. Trump's administration for a federally funded deployment of 1,000 National Guard troops in Louisiana cities to support law enforcement.

In a letter to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, he cited crime in cities like Baton Rouge, Shreveport and New Orleans. He did not lay out a precise plan for where guard members would be deployed.

"Federal partnerships in our toughest cities have worked, and now, with the support of President Trump and Secretary Hegseth, we are taking the next step by bringing in the National Guard," Landry said in a release Monday night. "This mission is about saving lives and protecting families. To the criminals terrorizing our communities: your time is up. Law and order are back in Louisiana."

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