If Jeff Landry is elected LA Gov, how do you expect him to handle NOLA & BR crime?

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Or bring in additional State Police for an extended period?

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This seems like a sensible move that could actually be made at the state level

Or they could provide additional funding to the cities to be used for local law enforcement

I mean he can’t turn a blind eye to it for 4 years. He would have to do something, in my opinion. My question is what he would do, and if it would be remotely effective.

The State Police option is the preferred one and it's been done at times before. It's what Landry would do.

But there are concerns/limits/problems.

First is that JBE has left LSP in ruins. By his own admission it's 300 troopers short of its budgeted strength. So the issue is whether there are enough troopers to spare to reinforce the cities.

Second is the likelihood that JBE will enter into a consent decree with the feds as a result of the DOJ civil rights investigation that came out of the Ronald Greene case and others. If that happens the LSP will become just another worthless hug-a-thug police force and deploying them in NOLA will get you only more of the same. The new governor might have to repurpose or start up a totally new police agency to deploy in the cities rather than LSP.

And the third problem which is perhaps the hardest to fix doesn't even involve the cops. It's the broken justice system. DA's who won't prosecute, judges who won't convict and sentence. That's especially acute in Orleans, abd other than putting the city under martial law I don't know how you get a handle on it when local voters are the ones responsible for creating the mess.

The cities have to clean themselves up, which they choose not to do. I will end up voting for Landry in the general election, but it is sad that we have such low IQ candidate who will probably get the nomination. I expect no real reform or visionary changes from Landry.

New Orleans people hate Baton Rouge and hate republicans. If the governor ever did anything in New Orleans it would be considered the racial crime of the century.

He’s gotta do something. Threaten to withhold something if they don’t act. Provide support if they want assistance.

Problem is that these two strong, independent black women don’t need no man governor telling them what to do. As a result, their houses are not in order.

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Or they could provide additional funding to the cities to be used for local law enforcement

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Since it's based upon the voters that they end up with trash mayors and DAs, why would you push against what they want? If anything, the best thing he could do is divert more state funding away from the particular cities with problems with justification that the funding is not needed to maintain the process of supporting crime/criminals. Why dedicate funding to something the vast majority clearly don't want? Support them and give them exactly what they vote for.

I think he should set up a State Police / AG task force to investigate and prosecute violent crime and gang activity in both places, and in Shreveport. In addition, investigations of city government officials Re: corruption.

I also think he should send in the national guard to restore order in New Orleans.

He'll steal everything before criminals get the chance to.

Genius.