A month and a half after Gov. Jeff Landry asked the federal government to send 1,000 National Guard troops to Louisiana, there has been no word from the state or President Donald Trump’s administration about when or whether that request will be approved.

People familiar with negotiations around the deployment say it is still likely to occur, but it may have stalled due to the federal government shutdown.

Last month, Landry said he hoped troops would arrive in New Orleans ahead of Thanksgiving. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said she expected the guard to arrive for the Bayou Classic football game and remain in the city through Mardi Gras.

But on Friday, a Pentagon spokesperson said there were no updates on the possible deployment, referring questions to the Louisiana

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