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La National Guard responds to tornadoes in Ouachita Parish

Louisiana Guardsmen with 225th Engineer Brigade are currently responding across Ouachita parish, Louisiana, to assist with debris removal, April 18, 2020, while also assisting with the COVID-19 response. On Easter Sunday, April 12, Ouachita Parish was hit with three separate tornadoes in the the cities of Monroe, West Monroe and Sterlington.(U.S. Army National Guard video […]

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La. Guard assists New Orleans drive-through testing sites

More than 100 Soldiers and Airmen are stationed at three sites in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes to assist local agencies with COVID-19 testing and traffic control support. The drive-through sites opened this morning to test 100 first responders and health care workers who have COVID-19 symptoms at each New Orleans location. (U.S. Army National Guard

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Uniquely Louisiana Uniquely Guard

Uniquely Louisiana National Guard, 1st Lt. Peter Drasutis, fire support officer 1-141st Field Artillery Battalion, is a full-time painter and illustrator for Mardi Gras parades in the New Orleans area while serving his state and nation in the guard. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc Duncan Foote)

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