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2020: An unprecedented year for the La. National Guard

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The year 2020 has been an unprecedented year for the Louisiana National Guard. Between COVID response efforts, the busiest hurricane season since 2005 and a series of deployments, the LANG supported the longest emergency response effort in the state’s history. In January, the […]

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TAG Match 2020

Marksmen from across the state descended onto Camp Beauregard Nov. 18-21, 2020, to participate in the annual TAG Marksmanship Match. Soldiers and Airmen competed in 8 different events over three days to see who the top marksman for this year is. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh)

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La. National Guard’s 2020 ‘Best Warriors’ compete for title

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s top 12 soldiers from six direct responding units (DRUs) across Louisiana were challenged to excel during the Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, August 15. The winners, Sgt. Joel Murphy, a

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La. National Guard awards state employees with Distinguished Civilian Service Medals

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, LANG State Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s Environmental Program recognized two state employees yesterday by awarding them each with the Louisiana Distinguished Civilian Service Medal during an official ceremony at Camp Beauregard, July 29. Kevin Chapman and Ben Thomas, both civilians with the

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La National Guard responds to tornadoes in Ouachita Parish

Louisiana Guardsmen with 225th Engineer Brigade are currently responding across Ouachita parish, Louisiana, to assist with debris removal, April 18, 2020, while also assisting with the COVID-19 response. On Easter Sunday, April 12, Ouachita Parish was hit with three separate tornadoes in the the cities of Monroe, West Monroe and Sterlington.(U.S. Army National Guard video

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