{"id":2575717,"date":"2026-03-03T17:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guard-troops-in-new-orleans-extended-until-august\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:17:06","slug":"national-guard-troops-in-new-orleans-extended-until-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guard-troops-in-new-orleans-extended-until-august\/","title":{"rendered":"National Guard troops in New Orleans extended until August"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnational-guard-troops-in-new-orleans-extended-until-august%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2575717&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Louisiana National Guard deployment in New Orleans has been extended through August, with about 120 troops remaining in the city, Gov. Jeff Landry announced. The extension follows an initial December deployment of 350 Guard members to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-message-loud-and-clear-gop-flips-ct-state-senate-district-biden-won-by-25-points\/\" title=\"\u2018A Message Loud And Clear\u2019: GOP Flips CT ... Senate District Biden Won By 25 Points\">support local police<\/a> during large events like new Year\u2019s celebrations and Mardi Gras, a move Landry had requested last September. City leaders, including Mayor Helena moreno and Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, welcomed the extension as a boost to public safety. District Attorney Jason Williams said the homicide rate is at its lowest level in 50 years, and overall crime in new Orleans has fallen about 50% over the past three years; the effort is part of Operation NOLA Safe, which coordinates federal, state, and local resources to target violent offenders and crime hotspots. the deployment is fully federally funded, but officials have not disclosed exact end dates or the benchmarks for measuring success. president Trump called the deployment a \u201cbig success\u201d during the state of the Union, and while supporters say the Guard presence helps, authorities emphasize that sustained investigations are still essential for accountability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">National Guard deployment in New Orleans extended through August<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2489513\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\">Department of War<\/a> extended the deployment of 120 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/louisiana\/\">Louisiana<\/a> National Guard troops in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-orleans\/\">New Orleans<\/a> through August, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) announced Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump first <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4357279\/trump-deploy-350-national-guard-troops-new-orleans-crime-crackdown\/\">deployed 350 Guard members<\/a> in late December to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rittenhouse-trial-writer-for-tvs-68-whiskey-and-marvel-comics-deletes-call-to-burn-down-kenosha\/\" title=\"Rittenhouse Trial: Writer for TV&#039;s \u201868 Whiskey&#039; and Marvel Comics Deletes Call to Burn Down Kenosha\">support local law enforcement<\/a> as the city expected large numbers of tourists visiting for New Year&rsquo;s, the Sugar Bowl, and the Mardi Gras carnival season. Landry, a close Trump ally, requested the deployment of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1956\">National Guard<\/a> last September, saying his state <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAGovJeffLandry\/status\/2003579009897009641\">&ldquo;desperately&rdquo; needed the action<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4478529\/georgia-jury-convicts-school-shooter-father-colin-gray-rare-murder-case\/\">Georgia jury convicts school shooter&rsquo;s father in rare murder case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4476302\/texas-bar-shooting-property-of-allah-iran-flag\/\">Texas bar shooting suspect wore &#8216;Property of Allah&#8217; clothing with Iranian flag<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4476201\/fbi-terrorism-task-force-austin-texas-bar-shooting\/\">FBI terrorism task force joins investigation into Texas bar shooting that left three dead<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The National Guard deployment is &ldquo;going to help us further crack down on the violence here in the city of New Orleans and elsewhere around Louisiana,&rdquo; Landry said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>City data show violent crime has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-orleans-national-guard-crime-0d143f473d2e78e3ad74d0286e33cc0b\">significantly declined<\/a> over the past three years. The troops were set to depart following Mardi Gras celebrations in February.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/geauxguard.la.gov\/2026\/03\/02\/la-national-guard-security-mission-continues-in-new-orleans\/\">press statement<\/a> from the Louisiana National Guard, guard members will continue to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >bolster law enforcement efforts<\/a> during upcoming festivals and events and ensure a daily presence to safeguard the city from crime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While the statement did not specify which events they referred to, visitors are expected to flock to the city for spring events such as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The continued deployment will help us combat violence in New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAGovJeffLandry\/status\/2028528546151293131\">Landry wrote on X<\/a> on Monday. He has not indicated where else in the state the National Guard may go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4471164\/read-in-full-president-donald-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech\/\">State of the Union address<\/a>, Trump said the deployment in New Orleans was a &ldquo;big success.&rdquo; Violent crime in New Orleans declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.police1.com\/crime\/a-week-after-nola-national-guard-deployment-pd-leaders-announce-violent-crime-decrease-for-third-consecutive-year\">according to figures<\/a> released less than a week after the troop deployment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democratic New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno, who initially opposed the deployment, expressed her gratitude for the National Guard presence. &ldquo;Strategic deployment of federal resources for major events has made a meaningful difference,&rdquo; she said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gov.louisiana.gov\/news\/5069\">press release<\/a>. Both Moreno and New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick strongly supported the extension.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans District Attorney Jason Rogers Williams said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/orleansda.com\/new-orleans-homicide-rate-at-lowest-level-in-50-years-da-williams-and-partners-outline-2026-strategy-to-sustain-crime-reductions\/\">press conference<\/a> in early January that the homicide rate is the lowest in 50 years. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had three years of sustained public safety success, but this is not the time to wave a victory flag; this is a time to take stock and ensure that we don&rsquo;t backslide,&rdquo; Williams said.<\/p>\n<p>Overall crime in New Orleans <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/app.powerbi.com\/view?r=eyJrIjoiNjlhMjVlYzUtYTI0ZS00MmQxLWI3MDgtM2JkNTQ4NjZiZGM2IiwidCI6IjFkYzNlZmNmLTVlMTQtNGRkNS1iMjE3LWE3NTBjNWIxMzIyZCIsImMiOjN9\">dropped by 50%<\/a> over the past three years. The city&rsquo;s new initiative, Operation NOLA Safe, brings federal, state, and local partners together to focus resources on identified violent offenders and hot spots.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Having detectives, investigators, agents paired with the National Guard means there&rsquo;s an actual investigation of the crime so that we have something to prosecute,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/new-orleans\/2026\/01\/14\/federal-law-enforcement-operation-nola-safe\">Williams said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A big guy or a woman with camouflage and a rifle &mdash; that&rsquo;s a presence,&rdquo; Williams added. &ldquo;But that&rsquo;s not going to produce a police report that can lead to an investigation that actually holds someone accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/4478829\/judge-rules-new-york-congestion-pricing-legal\/\"><strong>JUDGE RULES NYC CONGESTION PRICING LEGAL IN BATTLE WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The federal government is fully funding the extended deployment. Specific numbers for New Orleans have not been announced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is currently unclear which benchmarks will determine if the deployment is working or when the extension will end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOLA National Guard extension through August announced<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2575718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26037843512618.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[74995,61105,49995],"class_list":["post-2575717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-deploymentextension","tag-nationalguard","tag-neworleans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26037843512618.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2575717"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575722,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575717\/revisions\/2575722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2575718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2575717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2575717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2575717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}