If President Trump wants to send federal forces to patrol New Orleans, he'd likely have a much easier go at it than in places like Los Angeles, Chicago, or Baltimore.
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The governors of California, Illinois, an Maryland are all Democrats, and all opposed to federalized law enforcement in cities in their states.
In California, a federal judge ruled this week that the president overstepped his authority. However, Loyola Law professor Dane Ciolino says Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is far more supportive of the president's agenda.
"The president would be doing it pursuant to an invitation from the state's governor, unlike in California, and the president would probably be given a little wider latitude under those circumstances," Ciolino explained.
And even though Gov. Landry could just use his authority to mobilize the National Guard, Ciolino said either way, the result is the same.
"Jeff Landry is obviously a political ally of President Trump, and whether he called for the troops to be deployed himself or he asked President Trump to deploy the troops, I think is neither here nor there," he said.