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Maj. Gen. Keith Waddell, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, is promoted by his wife, Lisa, and John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, during a private ceremony held at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness on July 30, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. Maj. Gen. Waddell was appointed to his current position as adjutant general in January 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby Valadie)

La. National Guard adjutant general promoted to two-star general

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – After 31 years of military service, Louisiana National Guardsman Keith Waddell was promoted to the rank of major general during a private ceremony in Baton Rouge, Jul. 30. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, commander-in-chief of the LANG, presided over the ceremony and along with Waddell’s […]

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First female La. National Guard general retires after 38 years

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / June 29, 2021

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Maj. Gen. Joanne F. Sheridan retired from the Louisiana National Guard after 38 years of military and state service during an official ceremony at the Adjutant General’s Office at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, June 18. Sheridan, a Leesville native, achieved

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La. Guard’s Military Police Company deploys to Middle East

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / May 20, 2021

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 239th Military Police Company held a deployment ceremony at the Gillis W. Long Center’s post theater in Carville, May 15, before departing Louisiana for Texas, May 17. Headquartered in Carville, more than 150 guardsmen are scheduled to deploy to the

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La. Air Guard promotes chief of staff to brigadier general

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard / By Louisiana National Guard / April 20, 2021

By Staff Sgt. Cindy Au, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Col. Sean F. Conroy of the Louisiana Air National Guard (LAANG) was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, April 11. Brig. Gen. Conroy is now the chief of staff at

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La. National Guard hosts four Change of Command ceremonies

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / March 23, 2021

By LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS –The Louisiana National Guard hosted four Change of Command ceremonies last week, to include the 1-244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, the 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group, Recruiting and Retention Command and the 159th Mission Support Group at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, La., March 13, 2021. The

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La. Guard Engineers deploy to Middle East

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / March 2, 2021

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 527th Engineer Battalion and 1022nd Engineer Vertical Construction Company held ceremonies and farewell events throughout the state Feb. 21 and 28, before departing Louisiana. With units located in Ruston and West Monroe, more than 300 guardsmen will deploy to the Middle

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