NEW ORLEANS — It was about 7 a.m. Sunday, as crews cleaned up from a busy night on Bourbon Street, when Louisiana National Guard soldiers shoved a man to the ground, leading to questions from one state lawmaker about how the guard is trained.
To understand what happened, WWL Louisiana watched and listened to more than 30 minutes of video, both leading up to and following the incident, which was all captured by EarthCam, a live view of the corner of Bourbon and St. Peter streets streamed 24/7 on the internet.
A spokesman for the Louisiana National Guard on Sunday evening would not provide names of the guardsmen involved or provide information about the guard’s policies or procedures for de-escalation or interactions with the public, only saying “the Louisiana National Guard is working in support of law enforcement and will not comment on ongoing operations.”…