Gov. Jeff Landry has formally asked the federal government to support a yearlong activation of up to 1,000 members of the Louisiana National Guard, pointing to the Trump administration’s “successful model” of deploying the military in Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tennessee.
Landry’s office announced Monday evening he had sent a letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth with his request. (Read the letter below)
“Louisiana currently faces a convergence of elevated violent crime rates in Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans coupled with critical personnel shortages within local law enforcement,” the governor wrote. “These manpower shortages limit their ability to effectively address this public safety threat and consequently, incidents of homicide, carjacking, and gang-related violence, significantly exceed the national average.”
The governor’s letter asks for federal assistance through the end of fiscal year 2026, which is Sept. 30 of next year.
Wait - does the LA Governor need to have the Federal Government activate the LA National Guard?
I thought state governors could activate their own state’s National Guard.
It’s paying the soldiers, if he gets the Feds to do it, the Feds pay for it with federal tax money, u know blue state money. Then the dems pay to mow their lawns n stuff and they get the credit
Interesting. Is this speculation or fact?
1. How the federal baseline creates a nationwide foundation — and what it covers
Federal law defines the uniform base pay and reserve drill pay that apply to National Guard soldiers when they are under federal status or performing federal drills and mobilizations; this baseline is updated year-to-year through military pay charts such as the 2025 and 2026 tables documenting paygrade and years-of-service increases. These federal charts determine pay for standard drills, active duty for training, and federal mobilizations, and they produce predictable, nationwide compensation calculations for those duty statuses, but they do not account for state-authorized supplements or state active-duty pay arrangements that alter what an individual Guard member ultimately receives [1] [2].
2. Where the variation occurs — state active duty and state supplements explained
States can place Guard members on state active duty for domestic missions and emergencies and can set pay rates and bonuses for those periods independently of federal pay rules, with some states offering higher per-day rates or supplementary payments to retain members and respond to local crises. Reporting shows that states like Maryland and Iowa have used state active-duty pay or back-pay mechanisms to increase compensation for Guardsmen during state missions, creating substantial disparitiesbetween states depending on budget choices, statutory authority, and policy priorities [3] [5].
3. Special pay rules and the federal-state split that produces complexity
Certain special pays and federally managed entitlements apply only when service members are under federal status; those benefits do not automatically transfer to state active-duty tours, leading to instances where state-paid Guardsmen receive less or different kinds of compensation for similar duties. The Army Benefits guidance and Defense Finance and Accounting Service documentation clarify that federal special pays are distinct from state compensation, thereby producing situations where a Guardsman’s benefits and incentives depend on the legal status of their duty — federal versus state [4].
4. Concrete examples showing how states can raise or delay pay — lessons from Iowa and Maryland
Historical and recent examples indicate states sometimes supplement or retroactively correct Guard pay. Iowa’s legislative action and federal Defense Authorization responses addressed back pay for extended deployments, while Maryland’s policy changes illustrate how states can increase pay for state-active missions to improve retention. These cases show that state political choices, legislative fixes, and budget authorizationsmaterially affect some Guardsmen’s earnings and that remedies have sometimes required federal or state legislative action [5] [3].
https://factually.co/fact-checks/military/national-guard-pay-scale-by-state-d2a2f8
At least say this is AI generated
It isn’t Ai, it’s a copypasta from a website, I added the source link when I posted it from where I copied pasted from. Go check for yourself instead of accusations maybe? But I hear you, it’s the way of the internet now, just proclaim random bullshit…
That was my understanding. He might be limited in how he can legally deploy them, but no one is going to stop him at this point, especially not in Louisiana.
I think he’s limited with what he can do with them, also I think it’s some kind of weird scam thing Trump has arranged where he pays the state to do this, so they both make money. At least that is what they’re claiming. This is being paid for with federal money.
Sounds like a failed state.
And real efficient way to lower crime. ~$1mil a day for soldiers to stand around, maybe pick up trash.
I know your joking but this isn’t too different from what I want to replace cops with, city/town/neighborhood militia who’s whole schtick is to stand around all day and do random shit maybe go get a report or make an arrest if something actually happens. Also this is basically just a big employment scheme on my part to what amounts to the Civilian Conservation Corps but they also do police work.
Except founding fathers specifically warned of the president doing this without actual real need and temporary measures. The constitution forbids what this administration wants to do and that’s the point, he wants to do things the constitution doesn’t allow him to do; and once he can overstep the document and the Supreme Court allows it, he can dismantle it completely and ignore all of it, and all citizens citizenry and rights are a favor of the king. The constitution is only as strong as its weakest least defended amendments.
Correct nor do I think the president should be allowed to say jack shit on a lot of things. I unironically think the president shouldnt have security, they should be a borderline nervous wreck at all times paranoid about some asshole putting a knife between their ribs. What I’m talking about is more or less locally organized town guards.
I agree with that
God I hate this guy. It’s not even like Trump is requesting this. It’s more like Trump forgot all about him so he’s calling the national guard on his own state to stay on his radar… Who even does that?
