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   XPost: sac.politics, neworleans.general   
   From: j_d@invalid.org   
      
   President Trump said on Wednesday that he may deploy the military to New   
   Orleans before Chicago, prioritizing cities whose leaders ask for   
   intervention.   
      
   Why it matters: The new stance is a pivot from Tuesday afternoon, when he   
   seemed prepared to deploy the National Guard to Chicago.   
      
   The latest: "We're making a determination now," Trump said during an Oval   
   Office meeting. "Do we go to Chicago or do we go to a place like New   
   Orleans where we have a great governor, Jeff Landry, who wants us to come   
   in and straighten out a very nice section of this country that's become   
   quite, quite tough, quite bad?"   
      
   He said it would take two weeks to straighten out crime in New Orleans.   
   "Easier than D.C.," he added.   
      
   State of play: In an unprecedented move, Trump took federal control of   
   Washington, D.C.'s police department and brought in National Guard troops   
   out of concern over the city's crime rates.   
      
   Trump laid out a plan to bring troops to Democratic-led cities, including   
   Chicago and New York City.   
      
   "We're pretty much waiting until we get asked," Trump said on Wednesday   
   about Chicago and Baltimore.   
      
   What they're saying: "We will take President @realDonaldTrump's help from   
   New Orleans to Shreveport!" Landry wrote on X.   
      
   The City of New Orleans and New Orleans Police Department released a joint   
   statement on Wednesday highlighting a reduction in crime and   
   collaborations with state and federal law enforcement agencies.   
      
   "The City of New Orleans and NOPD remain committed to sustaining this   
   momentum, ensuring that every neighborhood continues to feel the impact of   
   these combined efforts," the statement said.   
      
   Zoom in: New Orleans, a city of 363,000 people and where 57% of residents   
   are Black, has seen homicides drop by 27% in the first half of 2025   
   compared to the same period last year, stats compiled by the Major Cities   
   Chiefs Association (MCCA) showed.   
      
   Violent and property crime in the U.S. fell to a 20-year low in 2024, per   
   new FBI data, with early 2025 numbers showing homicides down in major   
   cities.   
      
   Trump has still claimed crime is out of control in Democratic-led cities   
   like New Orleans, D.C. and Chicago — even as rates there also fall.   
      
   Yes, but: New Orleans had one of the nation's highest homicide rates at   
   34.2 per 100,000 residents in 2024, according to an Axios analysis of FBI   
   data.   
      
   Louisiana has the nation's fourth-highest homicide rate among states, with   
   9.3 per 100,00 residents, an Axios analysis found.   
      
   That state's rate is not only driven by New Orleans but also Shreveport   
   and Baton Rouge, according to Axios review.   
      
   https://www.axios.com/2025/09/03/trump-law-enforcement-chicago-new-orleans   
      
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