Louisiana National Guard and State Police Break Up Huge Fight in New Orleans
(New Orleans, Louisiana) - A wild video of a huge fight in New Orleans has surfaced on social media, and it shows the Louisiana National Guard and Louisiana State Police moving in to break up the brawl.
In the viral video below, you see men and women brawling on a New Orleans sidewalk as a group gathers in the area.
The brawl took place during daylight hours, so you can see clearly just how intense this scene was, but that did not stop members of the National Guard and State Police from intervening.
Why the National Guard Is In New Orleans
As you may recall, Governor Jeff Landry has placed the National Guard in New Orleans to assist with crime in the city, and they went to work quickly as soon as this fight broke out.
You can see several members of the Guard, along with police, separate those fighting, and in the video, you see police handcuffing one of the combatants. Once ordered, it seems to be restored, a member of the State Police can be heard saying that iit was time for everyone in the area to move on.
Watch how quickly the National Guard moves in here, and you can't help but wonder, had they not been in place, how would this have turned out for the person on the ground and others involved in this situation?
Here's what some people on social media had to say once the video above surfaced. Sadly, we are seeing more and more fights in public places these days, and some say that it is a deterrent.