Despair is also affecting those in New Orleans charged with protecting the city, said State Police Superintendent Col. H.L. Whitehorn.
Some New Orleans police officers have resigned rather than face the violence in the city.
"It's my understanding those who have resigned said they have lost everything and it's not worth being shot at and losing their lives," Whitehorn said.
Whitehorn said he did not know the specific number of police officers who have quit their jobs.
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