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Joint Task Force Gator was a Joint Task Force of the
Louisiana National Guard The Louisiana National Guard is the armed force through which the Louisiana Military Department executes the U.S. state of Louisiana's security policy. Consisting of the Louisiana Army National Guard, a reserve component of the United States Ar ...
mobilized to provide command and control for state military assets deployed in support of New Orleans Law Enforcement for rescue efforts after Hurricane Katrina. The Joint Task Force operated in
New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina struck the
gulf coast The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South, is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico. The coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are Texas, Louisiana, Missis ...
of Louisiana and Mississippi. Following the storm, carjacking, looting, and violent crimes began. 76,000 people were moved to Red Cross shelters and the mayor of New Orleans,
Ray Nagin Clarence Raymond Joseph Nagin Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former politician who was the 60th Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 2002 to 2010. A Democrat, Nagin became internationally known in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane ...
, demanded help for the 55,000 people that did not evacuate. On June 16, 2006, the mayor submitted a request to the Governor,
Kathleen Blanco Kathleen Marie Blanco (née Babineaux; December 15, 1942 – August 18, 2019) was an American politician who served as the 54th Governor of Louisiana from January 2004 to January 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first and, t ...
, for 300 National Guardsmen and 60 state troopers to provide additional security assistance.Joint Task Force Gator Information Paper, July 9, 2006, via Docstore.com On June 20, the first 100 soldiers arrived at the downtown headquarters while task force commander Colonel Stephen Dabadie began work on a plan to integrate 200 more soldiers. The task force reached 300 strong by June 22. With the help of the
Louisiana State Police The Louisiana State Police (French: Police d’Etat de Louisiane) is the state police agency of Louisiana, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the state, headquartered in Baton Rouge. It falls under the authority of the Louisiana Department of Pub ...
, those initial National Guard efforts transitioned into a support mission for the New Orleans Police Department. Joint Task Force Gator helped combat the rise of looting and other crimes due to the loss of law enforcement officers in the New Orleans area. The Joint Task Force assisted the New Orleans Police Department for three and a half years before it was released from duty on February 28, 2009.


See also

* Hurricane Katrina *
Hurricane Rita Hurricane Rita was the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Gulf of Mexico and the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Part of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, which included three of the top ten ...
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Hurricane Katrina disaster relief The disaster recovery response to Hurricane Katrina in late 2005 included U.S. federal government agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the United States Coast Guard (USCG), state and local-level agencies, federal and ...


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* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf8trl69kzo {{authority control Joint task forces of the United States Armed Forces State agencies of Louisiana