Mayor calls for an extended stay for troops
March 28th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized
(news.monstersandcritics.com)Washington - Military forces should stay in New Orleans to help quash a crime spree that has spread across the city since hurricane Katrina struck in the summer of 2005, the city’s mayor said Tuesday.
Mayor Ray Nagin said local police were unable to halt the wave of crime without the help of about 300 National Guard troops, in comments cited by the Times-Picayune. (more…)
