Peter Drasutis

La. Guard’s Youth Challenge Program closes out year with a 130-cadet graduating class

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office     PINEVILLE – One hundred thirty cadets graduated from the Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program Class 2025-1 during a ceremony at the Randolph Riverfront Center in Alexandria, Louisiana, Dec. 13, 2025.   Family, friends and service members gathered to recognize […]

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La. Guard’s A Battery, 1-141st Field Artillery, holds departure ceremony ahead of deployment

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs     NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, held a departure ceremony at the 1-141st Field Artillery Battalion Armory on Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Dec. 14, 2025, to bid farewell to

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Jackson Barracks opens its gates for ‘Christmas at Jackson Barracks’ celebration

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office     NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard and the Louisiana National Guard Foundation hosted the public for Christmas at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, December 6–7, 2025. This year’s two-night event marked the first time in 20 years that a

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La. Guard’s oldest regiment marks 20 years since return from Iraq  

By Rhett Breerwood, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office and LANG Museums   NEW ORLEANS – This November, the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, will mark 20 years since returning from its historic deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. Among the brigade’s subordinate

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