Louisiana Sending National Guard to Texas Amid Border Crisis

‘There are 125,000 Americans that we are losing on an annual basis due to this crisis,’ the Louisiana governor said.

Texas National Guard soldiers install additional razor wire lie along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Jan. 10, 2024. John Moore/Getty Images

Louisiana has pledged to send National Guard troops to Texas to bolster local efforts to secure the southern border amid the Lone Star State’s ongoing dispute with the Biden administration over border security.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, announced the move at a Feb. 8 news conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, amid congressional failure to secure a border deal.