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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Louisiana Governor Blanco:Troops To New Orleans To Fight Crime
2006-06-20
But didn't they just re-elect their mayor because he's doing such a fine job?
Louisiana Governor Blanco has decided to send troops to help the police fight a crime breakout in New Orleans. According to press reports, Blanco will send State Police and National Guard. Mayor Ray Nagin told Bayoubuzz that he had a very productive meeting with Governor Blanco earlier today and that the issue came up.
"Ray, I'm going to send troops to occupy your city because you ain't done squat to get things under control."
"Hokay."
Governor Blanco issued the following statement regarding the crime breakout and her assistance to New Orleans. "The senseless slaying of five teenagers this weekend is shocking. Things like this should never happen and I am going to do all I can to stop it.
"Since Ray obviously isn't."
Think she's beginning to realize how much political doo-doo she's in?
"The situation is urgent and we will accelerate our plans to deploy law enforcement to the city tomorrow. Right now we are talking with Chief Riley about his exact needs and we will respond with personnel from the State Police and National Guard. We had begun putting plans in motion to assist the New Orleans police force last week. I will not tolerate criminal behavior. We must protect our citizens. Having more law enforcement patrolling the streets is a direct deterrent to the criminal element. Criminals are not welcome in New Orleans or anywhere else in this state."
"We thought we'd sent them all to Texas, but I guess they came back."
"I spoke with Councilman Oliver Thomas early this morning and I told him that I am in full support of the New Orleans City Police officers and will work to stop this escalating criminal activity. This afternoon I briefed the mayor on our plans to support the city with law enforcement efforts. I have two warnings: First, to parents, keep your brats teenagers off the streets and out of trouble. Second, to judges, I am urging you to keep hardened criminals where they belong-in jail and off the streets. We must protect our citizens. I also urge the mayor to put a juvenile curfew in place."
Posted by:Fred

#17  But I thought this was the kind of thing to prevent, Slippery slope thingies? Soldiers really are not meant to be cops. There are criminals about and it will take time to catch them. Hire more Cops (Hint hint)
Posted by: newc   2006-06-21 00:00  

#16  ROFL, #13 DB!

Ain't it the truth.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-06-20 21:54  

#15  I may move there just to annoy people.
Posted by: 6   2006-06-20 18:49  

#14  NO BLOOD FOR CRAWDADS!
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2006-06-20 17:51  

#13  Criminals are not welcome in New Orleans or anywhere else in this state.

Yeah, the elected ones hate the competition....
Posted by: Desert Blondie   2006-06-20 11:57  

#12  Katrina Refugees Shoot Up Houston
This city of nearly 2 million has experienced a marked uptick in its homicide rate since more than 100,000 of New Orleans’s displaced residents flocked into town in late August and early September. While Houston’s murder rate is up 23 percent for all of 2005, it spiked 70 percent in November and December compared to last year’s levels. At least 35 percent of Houston’s December increase in homicides—five of 14 over last year’s level—directly stemmed from the presence of Katrina evacuees.
Posted by: ed   2006-06-20 11:44  

#11  And what is the exit plan to get the troops out of NO?
Posted by: Sherry   2006-06-20 11:40  

#10   Right now we are talking with Chief Riley about his exact needs

NEEDS:

Watches: Cartier, Rolex, TAG Heuer, LeCoultre.
Cars: Cadillac Escalade. Chysler 300, Lexus
Guns: Benelli, Glock, S&W, SIG.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-06-20 11:16  

#9  Have those who are rebuilding the NO levees taken into account the levees will be terrorist target #1, even before Manhattan. All for the cost of a few bombs. Flooding NO did more damage than any terrorist attack outside of a large nuke could hope to accomplish.

PS. I heard the crime rate in Houston, the primary New Orleans evacuation city, went up 20% this year.
Posted by: ed   2006-06-20 11:11  

#8  Can I ride along in one of the 5 ton trucks ?
I've got a few things I want to move out to my new place.
Posted by: Rep. Wm Jefferson   2006-06-20 10:47  

#7  I am a little confused, was this a Nagin campaign promises or is this a new crisis for which he canÂ’t deal with? Also is this a unilateral deployment of forces? Did the UN approve? Do the forces have arrest authority or do they just shoot anybody they want (including Nagin). Also can I be first to call the whole N.O. fiasco a “QUAGMIRE”? ItÂ’s time to pull all support (military and financial) and let the people of New Orleans stand of fall on their own. BRING THE TROOPS HOME!
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2006-06-20 10:46  

#6  MEMO to LNG troops: Don't arrest anyone stealing cars from dealerships; that would be the New Orleans police acquiring new wheels again.
Posted by: GK   2006-06-20 10:10  

#5  Has Bush called yet to see if they want the levees blown up and the hunter/killer dolphins reactivated?
Posted by: tu3031   2006-06-20 09:30  

#4  So the insurgents strike once again in the city. The local police are unable to cope and National Guard troops, lacking law enforcement and criminal investigation skills, have be sent to reinforce the governmentÂ’s tenuous hold on the place. Meanwhile, other insurgents have displaced from the city to other cities creating significant increase in death and destruction. The local government of the base city appear weak and incompetent. Can we say Â’QuagmireÂ’? Will the media use the same terms and standards they have imposed upon their political opponents, on their political allies? Time for pull out? Someone call Rep. Murtha's office. This needs airtime.
Posted by: Whereling Whish1824   2006-06-20 09:19  

#3  Speaking of the BONHOMME RICHARD, PACIFIC STARS-N-STRIPES reports an effort is underway to locate John Paul Jones' famous flagship.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-06-20 05:07  

#2  I'm surprised. It only took her a week to make a decision.
Posted by: Pappy   2006-06-20 01:45  

#1  "Troops To New Orleans To Fight Crime"

Too bad it's not a coup. I have no doubt that someone like General Honore could run the entire state 100 times more efficiently and fairly. The press conferences would be a major plus.
Posted by: Ebbineper Ebbeaper1581   2006-06-20 00:35  

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