History – 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’s Tiger Brigade and N.Y. Guard’s Fighting Sixty-Ninth unite in historic Iraq deployment

Featured News, History, Louisiana Army National Guard, Missions, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / July 24, 2025

By Rhett Breerwood, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office and LANG Museums NEW ORLEANS – In 2004, Louisiana’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, deployed to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Despite being the Louisiana National Guard’s largest unit, the brigade required auxiliary forces to meet mission requirements. Among those answering

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La. Guard’s Tiger Brigade marks 20 years since historic Iraq deployment

Featured News, History, Iraq, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / June 6, 2025

By Rhett Breerwood, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office and LANG Museums NEW ORLEANS – This November, the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, will commemorate 20 years since returning from its historic combat deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III (2004–2005). The

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Louisiana National Guard showcases historic building

Featured News, History, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby / October 18, 2022

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, along with the Historic New Orleans Collection, the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans and the Urban Land Institute Louisiana Chapter hosted a showcase of the historic Hufft Hall at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Oct. 12.

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La. National Guard ‘Protects What Matters’ throughout a challenging year

Around The State, Command, COVID-19, Disaster Response, Featured News, History, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, Media Advisory, News Releases, State Partnership Program / By Louisiana National Guard / December 18, 2021

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard confronted a demanding 2021 with a plethora of challenges and missions both at home and abroad. Over the course of the year, soldiers and airmen deployed overseas and to other states, responded to multiple emergencies including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and

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Alexandria female Soldier makes history in La. National Guard

Ceremony, Featured News, History, Louisiana Army National Guard, Promotions / By Louisiana National Guard / April 18, 2019

By Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Alexandria native Katrina Lloyd made history when she became the second African-American woman to be promoted to the rank of colonel by the Louisiana National Guard, April 12. Lloyd was joined by her family, friends, fellow Guardsmen and city and

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