On Monday, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced that he is deploying around 135 Louisiana National Guardsmen to the nation’s capital to assist with President Trump’s federal crime crackdown there.

Gov. Jeff Landry said Monday he has approved the deployment of approximately 135 Louisiana National Guard soldiers to Washington, D.

Three more Republican governors authorized the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington on Monday, part of President Donald Trump’s escalating show of force that he says is designed to crack down on crime and boost immigration enforcement in the nation’s capital.