Louisiana National Guard

Gov. announces $10 million for military housing in Louisiana

By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that $10 million of recovery funds from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav will be used to build roughly 50 new permanent residential houses for Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Nov. […]

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Director of the Air National Guard Visits the 159th Fighter Wing

By Staff Sgt. Cindy Au, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, director of the Air National Guard, visited the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Nov. 2-3, to meet with wing leadership and Airmen, learn about

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La. Guard’s Tiger Brigade welcomes new command team

By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, Louisiana – Col. William T. Rachal relinquished command of the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to Lt. Col. Scott Desormeaux during an official ceremony at Comeaux High School in Lafayette, Nov. 2. Additionally, four battalions in the Tiger Brigade

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Lafayette native, Army Guardsman attains general officer rank

By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsman Gregory C. Parker, Sr. was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Sept. 7. Parker currently serves as the LANG’s assistant adjutant general – Army. He is responsible for the

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Louisiana National Guard aviators to deploy to Afghanistan

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s G Company and D Company, 2nd Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment held a deployment ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #2 at Esler Field in Pineville, Sept. 6. More than 50 Guardsmen, including two father-son teams and

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