By Command Sgt. Maj. Rufus Jones, 528th Engineer Battalion senior enlisted advisor BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 528th Engineer Battalion, headquartered in Monroe, spent nearly three weeks in the 5th Levee District to help local, state and federal officials monitor the nearly 200 mile-long levee system, Jan. 4 – 22. The Soldiers […]
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By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – A new exhibit commemorating the 25th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm will be opening soon at the Louisiana National Guard Museum at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. “Boots in the Sand – The Louisiana National Guard’s Role in the Liberation of Kuwait,
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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard presented Staff Sgt. James A. Lam, of College Station, Texas, with the Bronze Star Medal with V Device at an official ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Dec. 6. As a member of the Louisiana Air National Guard’s
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BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard provided ceremonial support during the inauguration of Gov. John Bel Edwards at the Capitol in Baton Rouge, Jan. 11, 2016, including many of the sights, sounds and ceremonial flair. The 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, also known as the Washington Artillery, fired a 19-gun salute and
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By: Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office AMELIA, La. – The Louisiana National Guard continues to work around the clock with the Saint Mary Levee District, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Port of Morgan City, and several local private businesses to construct a levee of HESCO barriers on Avoca Island
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