Community Involvement

La. Guard delivers water to St. Joseph community

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   PINEVILLE, La. – At the request of Governor John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana National Guard’s 1086th Transportation Company, 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, has delivered 69,000 one-liter bottles of water to the town of St. Joseph. A public health emergency was declared in St. […]

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Louisiana Guardsmen excel in Cotton Land marathon

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsmen Sgt. 1st Class Brian Woodburn and Sgt. 1st Class Reggie Nolan competed in the marathon and Sgt. Dillon Fraley of the 528th Engineer Battalion competed in the half marathon during the Cotton Land Marathon and Half Marathon in

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La. Guard, partners host third annual disabled Veterans Hunt

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, LANG Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard teamed up with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), Hunters Enriching Lives of People (HELP) and the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA) to host the third annual deer hunt weekend for disabled veterans at the Camp Beauregard Wildlife

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Explosives experts: CBI must be destroyed ‘in-place’

1st Lt. Rebekah Malone, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office MINDEN, La. – A public town hall meeting was held at Camp Minden in Minden, to provide an update on the disposal process of Clean Burning Ignitor (CBI), Oct. 13. The Environmental Protection Agency, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Louisiana Military Department and Louisiana State

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La. Guard aircraft, crew depart for Hurricane Matthew duty

Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard deployed eight helicopters for Hurricane Matthew response operations in Florida and South Carolina, Oct. 8. A total of eight aircraft – two UH-60 Blackhawks and two UH-72 Lakotas departed from Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond and AASF #2 at Esler

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Always on: La. Airman saves firefighters after grisly crash

Airman 1st Class Cindy Au, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – Louisiana Air National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Santiago St. Clair of the 159th Security Forces Squadron from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse, who is also a Louisiana State Trooper, was in the right place at

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