Trump Sends National Guard to New Orleans, Because Mardi Gras Was Too Chill
KEY POINTS
- •Gov. Jeff Landry announced 350 National Guard troops will deploy to New Orleans starting January for two months to back up local police.
- •This deployment coincides with the first anniversary of the Bourbon Street terrorist attack that killed 14 people.
- •Despite a historically low murder rate in New Orleans this year, increased federal security was requested following recent threat arrests.
In a plot twist crazier than a Mardi Gras parade, Gov. Jeff Landry (yes, that Jeff Landry who’s pals with Trump and now Greenland envoy) announced 350 National Guard troops will deploy to New Orleans from January through February. The timing couldn’t be better: it’s the first anniversary of the Bourbon Street terrorist attack that tragically killed 14 people, right before the city's Super Bowl and Mardi Gras security scares. Despite violent crime being at a 50-year low (shocking, right?), Landry proactively requested federal backup—except nope, no love for Shreveport or Baton Rouge this round. Federal bills or friendship? Landry waited months—because money talks louder than frenemy vibes with Trump.
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Nothing screams 'trust the process' like waiting months to send troops amid the lowest crime rates since Nixon's disco days. Priorities: confusing New Orleans, pleasing political pals, and keeping Mardi Gras wild but safe-ish.
Sending the National Guard to a city with fewer murders than the 70s sounds less like security and more like a political season finale nobody asked for.
Jeff Landry asked Trump for backup months ago, probably while sipping hurricanes, because why pay yourself when Uncle Sam’s got the tab?
Source: Axios | Published: 12/23/2025 | Author: Chelsea Brasted
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