Brooke Thornton

Bonnie Byland serves on the leadership board for Indivisible Baton Rouge, a group that holds weekly protests against the Trump administration.

She says what happened in Minneapolis was the tipping point for many.

They're realizing that it's time to stand up.

They can't take it anymore.

Mamie Broadhurst, the pastor at University Presbyterian Church, encouraged attendees to stay positive.

Don't give up.

Byland credits the large turnout to the number of pro-democracy groups who promoted the event on social media.

ICE agents that were deployed to southeast Louisiana have been reassigned to assist in Minnesota.

For NPR News, I'm Brooke Thornton in Baton Rouge.

According to the Louisiana Constitution, a statewide elected official shall hold no other public office except by the virtue of their elected office.

However, Loyola University law professor Dane Cialino says he doesn't think the special envoy position qualifies as a public office because, among other things, it doesn't include rulemaking or enforcement powers.

For his part, Landry posted a response to Trump on social media, quote, It's an honor to serve you in this volunteer position to make Greenland part of the U.S.

This in no way affects my position as governor of Louisiana.

For NPR, I'm Brooke Thornton in Baton Rouge.