By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard supported security operations during Mardi Gras in New Orleans from Feb. 26 to March 6, 2025, at the direction of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. More than 300 LANG Soldiers and Airmen from across the state worked alongside local, […]
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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 18th Recruiting and Retention Battalion held its annual awards ceremony to recognize the state’s top recruiters at the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, Louisiana, Feb. 21. During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Michael Greer, the assistant adjutant general
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By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS. – Spc. Amy Brignac, a member of the Louisiana National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package with the 239th Military Police Company, 61st Troop Command, participated in a five-day Technician-Level Structural Collapse Training Course in St. Francisville,
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By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence in 2026, the Louisiana National Guard’s Jackson Barracks Museum in New Orleans (The Ansel M. Stroud Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum) offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the state’s
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By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS—The Louisiana National Guard’s 1-141st Field Artillery Battalion recently completed critical upgrades to its two AN/TPQ-53 radar systems at the Unit Training Equipment Site at Camp Villere in Slidell, Louisiana. The radar systems, mounted on 5-ton tactical trucks, underwent hardware modifications and
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By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs OfficeNEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard’s 205th Engineer Battalion held a change of command and responsibility ceremony at its armory in Bogalusa, Louisiana, Jan. 26. The event recognized the transition of leadership from Lt. Col. Demetrius Treadway to Lt. Col. Heather Englehart and
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