Gov. Jeff Landry on Monday praised President Donald Trump‘s plan to deploy Nationwide Guard troops to crime-plagued cities, together with New Orleans, saying Louisiana is ready to welcome federal assets to fight violent crime.

“Let’s speak about instances beneath which the Nationwide Guard did issues like that,” Landry mentioned, recalling the town’s response to the New Yr’s Day mass casualty on Bourbon Avenue. “I mentioned, what number of troopers are you able to give me? We needed to safe the most important crime scene the town of New Orleans ever had. And what the Nationwide Guard does is it provides you a drive multiply – people who find themselves extremely skilled and extremely disciplined.

“Our cities already struggle zones. Too many individuals already die. We leaned in on that method earlier than, in anticipation, in hoping that President Trump could be and did get elected. Why? As a result of he helps legislation enforcement.”

The governor mentioned the state is able to companion with federal authorities throughout Louisiana, pointing to current “violent crime crackdown” operations in Baton Rouge and plans to increase related efforts to Alexandria and Shreveport.

“We’re going to do no matter we have to to stem the violence and to get our cities and our streets beneath management,” Landry mentioned. “Why? As a result of you’ll be able to’t have financial alternative within the face of violence.”

He added that making neighborhoods protected is important to attracting company funding.

“I can inform you what Mark Zuckerberg and company America shouldn’t be concerned with going to locations which might be harmful,” Landry mentioned. “Once I need them to have a look at Louisiana, I would like them to see security.”

Landry additionally highlighted what he referred to as the hyperlink between homelessness and crime.

“The homeless inhabitants is one thing else we’ve bought to cope with that solely permits felony parts to cover inside that very same homeless inhabitants,” he mentioned, including that federal help might assist transfer folks off the streets and scale back lawlessness.

The governor mentioned public opinion is on his facet.

“I don’t get pushback from residents who need security,” he mentioned. “I get pushback from individuals who stay in homes which have alarms and large fences and doubtless protected neighborhoods. I don’t get pushback from individuals who stay in harmful neighborhoods.”