Axios News reported on September 3 that President of the United States Trump said that he might first send the National Guard to New Orleans to maintain local public order, rather than Chicago as previously mentioned.

The report stated that Trump said during a meeting at the White House that Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry welcomed Trump sending the National Guard to New Orleans, "to clean up this area which was originally good but has now become quite, quite bad." Trump also said that maintaining public order in New Orleans would take only two weeks, "which is easier than in Washington."

Trump attended a meeting at the White House on September 3 Bloomberg

Differing from the attitude of the Louisiana governor, the local government of New Orleans did not welcome Trump's deployment of the National Guard. The office of Democratic Mayor Latoya Cantrell of New Orleans and the local police department issued a joint statement on the 3rd, emphasizing that the crime rate in New Orleans is currently decreasing and maintaining cooperation with law enforcement agencies at the state and federal levels. The statement said: "The city of New Orleans and the New Orleans Police Department will continue to work to maintain this momentum and ensure that every community can continue to feel the results of these joint efforts."

According to NBC News, the president of the local council, Morel, stated more directly in a statement: "It is absurd to deploy the National Guard into another American city that has not requested it. The National Guard are not trained law enforcement officers. They cannot solve cases, they cannot question witnesses, and they have not received police training required by the Constitution."

Morel also said: "Deploying the military to New Orleans is just a display of unnecessary force to solve a problem that does not exist at all."

Previously, Trump had sent the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington to "improve local public order," which sparked significant controversy within the United States.

Local police investigating a shooting case on the streets of New Orleans Associated Press

According to data compiled by the Major Cities Police Chiefs Association (MCCA), the number of homicides in New Orleans in the first half of 2025 indeed decreased by 27% compared to the same period last year. Moreover, according to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the number of homicides in major U.S. cities actually decreased in early 2025.

On the other hand, Axios News also stated that New Orleans remains one of the cities with the highest homicide rates in the United States. In 2024, 34.2 people per 100,000 residents were murdered there. Louisiana's homicide rate is also among the top in the U.S. According to related data, New Orleans has a total population of about 360,000, of which 57% are black.

The report also mentioned that previously, Trump had stated that he wanted to send the National Guard to Oakland, Chicago, Baltimore, and New York City to "clean up the poor public order." None of the mayors of these cities are Republicans, and Trump's previous statements have all drawn strong criticism from local Democratic leaders.

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