Disaster Response – Louisiana National Guard

La. Guard and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness enhance hurricane readiness during 2025 ‘Cajun Jumanji’ statewide exercise amid agency integration

Around The State, Disaster Response, Featured News, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / April 23, 2025

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness along with multiple state and local agencies, participated in the 2025 statewide disaster response exercise, Cajun Jumanji, held April 8–10 in Baton Rouge. […]

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La. Guard engineers train on new all-terrain cranes

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Duncan Foote / April 4, 2025

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 927th Engineer Company, 769th Engineer Battalion received a new Family of All-Terrain Cranes (FOTAC) Type I and completed Scheduled Maintenance New Equipment Training at LANG Training Center Pineville, March 19-20. The FOTAC Type I is a

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La. Guard assisted Florida to ‘Protect What Matters’ in Hurricane Recovery

Disaster Response, Featured News, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / October 29, 2024

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BOGALUSA, La. – At the direction of the Governor Jeff Landry, Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux, adjutant general of Louisiana, deployed more than 500 Louisiana National Guardsmen to join forces with over 20 states through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact in response to

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La. National Guard augmented by force-multiplier, La. State Guard, during Hurricane Francine response

Around The State, Disaster Response, Featured News, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / October 23, 2024

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS- The Louisiana State Guard played a vital role in supporting multiple operations during the response to Hurricane Francine. LASG provided small unmanned aerial system support to the Louisiana National Guard’s Public Affairs Office, assisted the tactical operations center of the

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La. Guard mobilizes to support Florida in anticipation of Hurricane Milton

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / October 8, 2024

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – At the direction of the Governor Jeff Landry, Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux, adjutant general of Louisiana, has ordered the mobilization and deployment of over 500 Louisiana National Guard Soldiers to Florida through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact as Hurricane Milton

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La. National Guard mobilized, ready for Hurricane Francine

Around The State, Disaster Response, Featured News, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / September 18, 2024

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – At the direction of the Governor, the Louisiana National Guard has more than 2,300 Guardsmen ready to support current and future operations ahead of Hurricane Francine’s landfall today, Sept. 11, to include but not limited to:

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