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The troops will join an existing wave of Border Patrol agents, months after Gov. Jeff Landry first suggested that the National Guard could help tamp down on crime in Louisiana.
Dec. 23, 2025Updated 8:55 p.m. ET
About 350 National Guard troops will arrive in New Orleans before New Year’s Eve, Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana said on Tuesday, and they will stay through at least February.
Mr. Landry confirmed the deployment both in an appearance on Fox News Channel and on social media. Following Washington and Memphis, New Orleans would be the latest Democratic-led city to receive Guard troops after President Trump criticized it for high rates of crime.
“We know how to make cities safe, and the National Guard complements cities that are having high crime problems,” Mr. Landry said, speaking on Fox News. Sharing a clip of the appearance on social media, he added that the troops would be there to “ensure safety during the busiest season in the city.”
The announcement came just minutes after the Supreme Court refused to allow President Trump to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in the Chicago area over the objection of Illinois officials. The president has been similarly blocked from deploying federalized Guard troops to Portland, Ore.
In the case of New Orleans, the deployment of National Guard troops was embraced by the Louisiana governor, and the Tuesday announcement came months after Mr. Landry, a Republican, first wrote to Mr. Trump asking him to sign off on sending them to the city. While Mr. Landry can dispatch the Guard without presidential input, authorization from the administration allows the federal government to help cover the expenses.
Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesman, confirmed in a statement that Mr. Hegseth had authorized the deployment through Feb. 28. Mr. Landry will retain control.
