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Title: Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 02, 2009, 10:32:27 AM

hmmm.  baghdad is safer than new orleans.  interesting.  maybe The BarackStar! should consider a surge for NOLA.

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Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three and a half years after Hurricane Katrina, the National Guard is pulling the last of its troops out of New Orleans this weekend, leaving behind a city still desperate and dangerous. Residents long distrustful of the city's police force are worried they will have to fend for themselves.

"I don't know if crime will go up after these guys leave. But I know a lot more of us will be packing our own pieces now to make sure we're protected," said Calvin Stewart, owner of a restaurant and store.

New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley said his rebuilt police department is up to the job of protecting the city. "I think we're ready to handle things," he said.

The National Guardsmen were welcomed as liberators when they arrived in force in a big convoy more than four days after Katrina struck New Orleans in August 2005 and plunged the city into anarchy. The force was eventually 15,000 strong.

The last of the troops were removed in January 2006 as civil authority returned, but then, after a surge in bloodshed, 360 were sent back in beginning in mid-2006 to help police keep order. As of February, only about 100 troops were left in the city.

With Louisiana facing a $341 million budget deficit, state lawmakers were reluctant to keep the Guard in place any longer.

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Title: Re: Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years
Post by: Gratiot on March 02, 2009, 10:44:35 AM
Wow, I had no idea they were still there, or there for that long  :o
Title: Re: Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years
Post by: thundley4 on March 02, 2009, 10:47:24 AM
Wow, I had no idea they were still there, or there for that long  :o

Look for a jump in the crime rate to follow.
Title: Re: Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years
Post by: Sweet Dee on March 02, 2009, 10:49:11 AM
So much for my trip to NOLA at the end of the month. lol   :( 
Title: Re: Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 02, 2009, 10:53:27 AM
So much for my trip to NOLA at the end of the month. lol   :( 

I was there at christmas.  stay in the touristy areas, and you will be fine.  the most dangerous thing I saw that week was my bar tab. :-)
Title: Re: Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years
Post by: Jim on March 02, 2009, 10:54:11 AM
Look for a jump in the crime rate to follow.



had a fairly well attended Mardi Gras that still ended in gunfire.

witht hem gone look for that swirling sensation as the city finally gets flushed.
Title: Re: Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years
Post by: Wretched Excess on March 02, 2009, 10:55:22 AM
Wow, I had no idea they were still there, or there for that long  :o

it was done off budget!!!  it wasn't transparent!!!  they hid the cost !!!  there has never been any honesty in washington before I was elected prezdint !!1/1!!/11!?1 aiiiieieeeeeeeeee!!!



Title: Re: Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years
Post by: Sweet Dee on March 02, 2009, 10:55:35 AM
I was there at christmas.  stay in the touristy areas, and you will be fine.  the most dangerous thing I saw that week was my bar tab. :-)

No kidding!  lol  That's usually the most expensive part of any NOLA trip.  Totally worth it ;)
Title: Re: Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years
Post by: Miss Mia on March 02, 2009, 12:08:38 PM
I was there at christmas.  stay in the touristy areas, and you will be fine.  the most dangerous thing I saw that week was my bar tab. :-)


LOL!
Title: Re: Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years
Post by: Wineslob on March 02, 2009, 12:12:49 PM
Look for a rise, to normal levels, in the crime rate to follow.



Fixed :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years
Post by: Bluesuiter-Retired on March 03, 2009, 12:16:26 PM
Uuuuuuuh, what were they doing conducting LAW ENFORCEMENT activities?

Is it not a violation of federal law for them to act in a law enforcement capacity within the U.S.?
Title: Re: Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years
Post by: thundley4 on March 03, 2009, 12:52:04 PM
Uuuuuuuh, what were they doing conducting LAW ENFORCEMENT activities?

Is it not a violation of federal law for them to act in a law enforcement capacity within the U.S.?


It could fall under protecting the US from "enemies both foreign and DOMESTIC", especially with the 9th ward liberals.  :fuelfire: