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  Guard troops ordered to New Orleans [by Blanco]
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Last EditedBrandonius Maximus  Jun 19, 2006 04:37pm
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News DateMonday, June 19, 2006 10:35:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) -- Acting at the mayor's request, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Monday she will send National Guard troops and state police to patrol New Orleans streets following a bloody weekend in which six people were killed.

"The senseless slaying of five teenagers this weekend is shocking," Blanco said in a statement. "Things like this should never happen, and I am going to do all I can to stop it."

The governor did not specify how many troops and officers she planned to deploy.

Earlier Monday, Mayor Ray Nagin asked for as many as 300 National Guardsmen and 60 state police officers.

It was the first time the National Guard has been used for law enforcement in the United States since the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Nagin sought the troops after five teenagers in an SUV were shot and killed in the city's deadliest attack in at least 11 years.

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