Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has announced his intention to ask President Joe Biden to declare an emergency in the state of Louisiana to unlock federal assistance that he says is needed to bolster the state’s response to the recent New Orleans truck attack and support enhanced measures to prevent potential future attacks.
Landry made the announcement in a statement on Jan. 6, the same day that Biden committed to providing the state with additional federal resources to assist in its response to the attack but stopped short of declaring an emergency.
On New Year’s Day, 14 people were killed and dozens injured when U.S. Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar rammed a truck into a crowd of revelers. The attacker died in a shootout with police….