January 27, 2012
Lawmaker: Bring National Guard back to murder-ravaged New Orleans

The National Guard in New Orleans in 2006. Now, some residents want them back.

New Orleans’ murder rate is 10 times the national rate. There were 199 murders in 2011, and just a few weeks in to 2012, there have been 20 slayings.

What could possibly stop the killing on the streets of New Orleans?

Some city residents — and now, one state lawmaker — are looking back to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for a solution: They want to call in the National Guard.
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