Disaster Response – Louisiana National Guard

La. Guard’s Tiger Brigade Marks 20th Anniversary of Redeployment and Hurricane Response

Disaster Response, Featured News, History, Home Page, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / August 28, 2025

NEW ORLEANS – This fall, the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, commemorates the 20th anniversary of its redeployment from Iraq in September 2005, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. After 18 months of federal mobilization, including combat training and deployment to Iraq, […]

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La. Guard conducts urban search and rescue training

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Duncan Foote / July 30, 2025

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 61st Troop Command and the 225th Engineer Brigade held a comprehensive Urban Search and Rescue training exercise at the state-of-the-art Roco Training Center in Baton Rouge, La. July 17-20. This four-day training is a vital part of

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Louisiana’s Unified Logistics Element exercises rapid response capabilities ahead of 2025 hurricane season

Disaster Response, Featured News, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / June 17, 2025

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana’s Unified Logistics Element, a joint team of Louisiana Army and Air National Guard personnel, GOHSEP staff and contracted logistics partners, conducted a command post exercise on June 12, 2025, to test and refine the state’s logistics response framework ahead of the 2025

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GOHSEP, La. Guard emphasize preparedness ahead of 2025 hurricane season

Around The State, Disaster Response, Featured News, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / June 5, 2025

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Louisiana National Guard and other emergency support function partners came together during GOHSEP’s quarterly coordination meeting, held June 3 in Baton Rouge, as the State approaches the 20th anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and

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La. Guard rehearses emergency plans ahead of 2025 hurricane season

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Peter Drasutis / May 28, 2025

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard conducted its annual Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, May 21, 2025, bringing together key personnel across multiple commands to refine emergency response plans ahead of the 2025 hurricane

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La. Guard and GOHSEP Leaders Support Emergency Coordination at Statewide Conference

Disaster Response, Featured News, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / May 9, 2025

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Maj. Gen. Thomas Friloux, the adjutant general of Louisiana joined other senior leaders of the Louisiana National Guard and emergency management officials at the Louisiana Emergency Management Conference, held May 6 at the Golden Nugget Lake Charles Hotel & Casino

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