Highlights
- California Governor Gavin Newsom targeted Shreveport by name in viral social media attack claiming city has “6x+ the per capita murder rate” of San Francisco
- Shreveport officials fired back with data showing homicides down 40 percent this year, with only 24 criminal homicides compared to 39 at same time last year
- Mayor Tom Arceneaux said “Governor Newsom doesn’t know what he’s talking about” and questioned if California governor has ever visited Louisiana city
- Shreveport Police Department called Newsom’s comments “very insulting” and told California to “worry about California and leave us here in Shreveport alone”
- Attack comes as San Francisco recorded historic low crime numbers while Louisiana maintains higher statewide crime rates than California
Shreveport Claps Back After California Governor’s Crime Attack
Shreveport becomes an unlikely target as the Golden State governor uses the Louisiana city to score political points against Trump and Speaker Johnson.
SHREVEPORT, La. (KPEL News) — Louisiana’s third-largest city found itself in an unexpected political crossfire on August 15 when California Governor Gavin Newsom singled out Shreveport by name in a viral social media attack this week, claiming the city has murder rates six times higher than San Francisco.
But Shreveport wasn’t taking the attack lying down…