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Louisiana and Iowa National Guard teams train to prevent catastrophes

By Warrant Officer Thea James, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s (LANG) 62nd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (CST) and Iowa National Guard’s 71st CST conducted a joint situational training exercise (STX) at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Jan 11. “To do something like this […]

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Louisiana National Guard continues COVID fight in 2022

Around The State, COVID-19, Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / January 6, 2022

By Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard (LANG), at the direction of Gov. John Bel Edwards, continues to support various coronavirus missions around the state into 2022 as the new variant spreads. “Our task force has worked through multiple surges since the start of

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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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La. Guard honors, awards Task Force COVID response team members

Featured News / By Louisiana National Guard / December 6, 2021

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held a series of ceremonies across the state to honor approximately 840 of its service members in recognition of their efforts in assisting the citizens of Louisiana during COVID-19 recovery operations, Nov. 30 – Dec. 3. Ceremonies

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Greenspace Dedication at Jackson Barracks

Featured News, News Releases, Video / By Louisiana National Guard / December 5, 2021

The Louisiana National Guard held a dedication ceremony for a memorial greenspace at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 19, to honor the Native Americans, soldiers, civilians and enslaved people who lived, served and died there. (U.S. Army National Guard Video by Spc. Duncan Foote)

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La. Guard breaks ground for multi-million dollar housing project

Around The State, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / December 2, 2021

By Warrant Officer Thea James, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsmen, architects, and other state leaders broke ground at the future site of a multi-million dollar military housing project at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana, Nov. 30, 2021. Previously announced by Gov. John Bel Edwards in 2019, this project

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