February 2016

Local Guardsmen assist officials with levee patrols

By Command Sgt. Maj. Rufus Jones, 528th Engineer Battalion senior enlisted advisor BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 528th Engineer Battalion, headquartered in Monroe, spent nearly three weeks in the 5th Levee District to help local, state and federal officials monitor the nearly 200 mile-long levee system, Jan. 4 – 22. The Soldiers […]

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Desert Storm exhibit to open at Jackson Barracks Museum

By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – A new exhibit commemorating the 25th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm will be opening soon at the Louisiana National Guard Museum at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. “Boots in the Sand – The Louisiana National Guard’s Role in the Liberation of Kuwait,

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Survivor outreach coordinator recognized with award

By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Shinnah Brown, a survivor outreach coordinator, was honored with an award for superior performance during a ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Jan. 28. Brown provides services for the Army to the families of Soldiers who die in the line of

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