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New York Times
June 20, 2008
Pg. 16
By Associated Press
At least 200 Louisiana National Guard troops will remain in New Orleans through 2008 for law enforcement duties as the police department tries to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. Gov. Bobby Jindal said the current contingent of 360 guard members would be phased down through the rest of the year to augment the police department, which lost 500 officers after the storm. The department will continue a national recruiting drive to bolster the police force, which has about 1,470 officers, down from 1,668 before the storm. Mr. Jindal, a Republican, said the state was paying about $1 million a month to keep the guard in New Orleans. Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, head of the Louisiana National Guard, said some of the soldiers who had been stationed in the city had expressed an interest in joining the police department.
June 20, 2008
Pg. 16
By Associated Press
At least 200 Louisiana National Guard troops will remain in New Orleans through 2008 for law enforcement duties as the police department tries to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. Gov. Bobby Jindal said the current contingent of 360 guard members would be phased down through the rest of the year to augment the police department, which lost 500 officers after the storm. The department will continue a national recruiting drive to bolster the police force, which has about 1,470 officers, down from 1,668 before the storm. Mr. Jindal, a Republican, said the state was paying about $1 million a month to keep the guard in New Orleans. Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, head of the Louisiana National Guard, said some of the soldiers who had been stationed in the city had expressed an interest in joining the police department.