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La. Guard leaders address readiness, transformation at annual conference

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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office     NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held its annual Command and Staff Conference at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Oct. 17-18, bringing together brigade and battalion command teams and senior headquarters leaders from across the organization.   The conference opened with a […]

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La. Guard appoints ninth command chief warrant officer

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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – Chief Warrant Officer 5 Dale Poe became the Louisiana National Guard’s ninth command chief warrant officer during a change of responsibility ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Oct. 18. Poe succeeded Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robin Williams, who had

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La. Guard begins construction on Lake Charles Field Maintenance Shop

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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   LAKE CHARLES, La. – Louisiana National Guard leaders and state officials joined representatives from Chennault International Airport, Porche/May Architects, LLC and Alfred Palma, LLC for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Lake Charles Field Maintenance Shop at the Lake Charles Readiness Center, Oct. 21, 2026.

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Louisiana Military Department names Dr. Patrick Jenkins superintendent of At-Risk Youth Center of Excellence

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By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Military Department has appointed Dr. Patrick Jenkins as superintendent of the At-Risk Youth Center of Excellence. Jenkins brings more than 20 years of educational leadership and administrative experience to the position, along with service as a Louisiana Army National Guard

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La. Guard’s 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) welcomes new commandant

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By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office     PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) held a change of responsibility ceremony at Camp Cook Gymnasium in Ball, Louisiana, Sept. 30, 2026. During the ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Clinton W. Ainsworth assumed responsibility for the

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Task Force Pelican mobilizes to provide support in Washington, D.C.

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By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office     PINEVILLE, La. – More than 60 Louisiana National Guard Soldiers departed Louisiana this weekend for Washington, D.C., where they will support the District of Columbia National Guard, Metropolitan Police Department and other law enforcement agencies as part of Joint Task Force–District of

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