The Parish Governors can declare martial law and several Parishes are under martial law (a Louisiana parish is similiar to the rest of the country's counties). Many law enforcement personnel from other parts of the state have converged on these parishes to assist in restoring order in New Orleans, including supplying armored vehicles brissling with heavily armed officers to patrol the restless areas.
My daughter's unit is engineers. Their sister unit, MPs, is also there. They are based out of Monroe, a few hundred miles north, but all indications are units from as far away as Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas are going to be brought in. As many as 10,000 additional guardsmen will be there within a week.
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"There are three reasons to own a gun: To protect yourself and your family, to hunt dangerous and delicious animals, and to keep the King of England out of your face." รข?? Krusty the Clown
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