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          Bill gives governor power to call out National Guard when murders spike
          Published: Friday, March 02, 2012, 8:55 PM     Updated: Friday, March 02, 2012, 8:58 PM

          The emergency powers of the governor to call out National Guard troops would be expanded to activate soldiers when urban murder rates in the state soar, under a bill filed by Rep. Austin Badon, D-New Orleans. House Bill 758 says that any city with a population of more than 200,000 having a "murder rate of 45 persons per every 100,000" fits the definition of an emergency that would allow the governor to activate the guard or "utilize state law enforcement resources" to help local police.

          Kathy Anderson, The Times-Picayune archiveA bill in the Legislature would give the governor the power to call out National Guard troops in cities when murder rates soar.
          Badon's bill, which comes as he is running for a seat on the New Orleans City Council, is one of several dealing with the metropolitan area filed Friday, the last day for legislators to "prefile" legislation. Other bills include provisions that would add fines to seatbelt tickets in New Orleans to help pay for the Indigent Defender's Office, would create a hotel and tourism district and would let the City Council impose increased hotel, food and beverage taxes.

          Badon said he filed the National Guard bill to give the city another option to deal with its crime problem.

          Frank Collins, a spokesman for Gov. Bobby Jindal, said the administration will review the bill, "but we continue to work with the mayor's office and the NOPD to provide resources -- including State Police and National Guard resources -- as requested."






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