By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, LANG Reintegration Office Public Affairs NEW ORLEANS – The First Lady of Louisiana formally presented a special award to a special youth leader for her exceptional service to children of Louisiana National Guardsmen at the Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 26. Kelsey Roach, of Jefferson Parish, […]
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PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Leadership Regiment held a graduation ceremony to commission 28 new officers at Camp Beauregard Theatre in Pineville, Aug. 24. The mission of Louisiana’s Officer Candidate School is to train, mentor and commission the future leaders of the Army National Guard. The 199th Leadership Regiment has
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Louisiana National Guard’s Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. –Family and friends filled the seats and the aisles at the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center in Alexandria, La., to bid the Louisiana National Guard’s 844th Engineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, farewell during a deployment ceremony, Aug. 18. The 844th, based in Pineville, La., with two
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NEW ORLEANS – Family, friends and fellow Guardsmen gathered together to bid farewell and well wishes to the Louisiana National Guard’s 1021st Engineer Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, during a deployment ceremony at Southeastern Louisiana University Center in Hammond, La., Aug. 16. The 1021st, based in Covington, La., with two detachment locations in Independence and
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By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, LANG Reintegration Office Public Affairs CARVILLE, La. – More than 1,200 Louisiana Air and Army National Guardsmen and family members participated in a Yellow Ribbon Training Symposium at the Hyatt-Regency Hotel in New Orleans, July 27-28. Soldiers and Airmen in the pre-, during or post-overseas deployment cycle, along with spouses,
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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The state of Louisiana has many important landmarks where significant historical events have occurred. One place in particular is the Louisiana National Guard’s historic Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. In 1869, Jackson Barracks became the home of the newly formed U.S.
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