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New Orleans has drawn the national spotlight this year for a major jailbreak and is one of several Democratic-run cities where President Trump has suggested he wants to deploy National Guard troops to fight crime.
Millions of dollars have poured into the race.
It's one of several major U.S.
cities, including New York and Detroit, that will elect new mayors this fall.
Matt Bloom, NPR News, New Orleans.
New Orleans has drawn the national spotlight this year for a number of issues, including a major jailbreak, and is one of several Democratic-run cities where President Trump has said he wants to deploy National Guard troops to fight crime.
The city's current Democratic mayor, LaToya Cantrell, is term-limited and also faces federal corruption charges.
More than 10 candidates are vying for her seat, and most are running on promises to restore stability to city politics.
It's one of several major cities, including New York and Detroit, that will elect a new mayor this fall.
This ruling comes after the same judge temporarily blocked the administration from deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland on Saturday.
The next day, the president responded by ordering National Guard troops from neighboring California to the city.
But in a telephone hearing Sunday night, U.S.
District Judge Karen Emmergut granted a new temporary restraining order sought by both California and Oregon, saying she saw no legal basis for the military to assist local law enforcement on the ground in Portland.
While Trump has called the West Coast city war-ravaged amid ongoing ICE protests, Oregon officials say local law enforcement is capable of handling the response.
This ruling comes after the same judge temporarily blocked the administration from deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland on Saturday.
The next day, the president responded by ordering National Guard troops from neighboring California to the city.
But in a telephone hearing Sunday night, U.S.
District Judge Karen Emmergut granted a new temporary restraining order sought by both California and Oregon, saying she saw no legal basis for the military to assist local law enforcement on the ground in Portland.
While Trump has called the West Coast city war-ravaged amid ongoing ICE protests, Oregon officials say local law enforcement is capable of handling the response.