National Guard to stay through June
From Times Wire Reports
National Guard troops bolstering New Orleans’ hurricane-depleted police force will remain in the city through June, a spokeswoman for GOP Gov.-elect Bobby Jindal said.
Guard troops have patrolled less-populated areas, including the storm-ravaged Lower 9th Ward, while the city and its police force have worked to bounce back from Hurricane Katrina.
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