March 2020

La. Guard responds to COVID-19 emergency

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has activated over 155 Soldiers and Airmen so far, not to include full-time Guardsmen, to assist with the COVID-19 response, March 18. The number of Guardsmen activated and equipment utilized is anticipated to increase […]

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La. National Guard responds to the COVID-19 emergency

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has activated over 94 Soldiers and Airmen so far, not to include full-time Guardsmen, to assist with the COVID-19 response, March 17. The number of Guardsmen activated and equipment utilized is anticipated to increase

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La. National Guard Soldier graduates elite engineering school

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – 1st Lt. Steven McCoppin, a 26-year old horizontal engineer with the 843rd Engineer Construction Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, recently completed the grueling 28-day Sapper Leader Course at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, Nov. 1, 2019. The course for combat

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