By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Approximately 300 Louisiana National Guardsmen continue working across the state to build protective barriers against the approaching flood waters and to patrol levees in support of local, parish and state officials at the request of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and […]
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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsmen are working alongside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the 5th Levee District to conduct 24-hour levee patrols in the parishes of Concordia, East Carroll, Madison and Tensas to inspect for any issues caused by the winter river
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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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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Approximately 60 members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 769th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, worked in partnership with the community of Krotz Springs and the Department of Transportation and Development to build protective flood barriers in Krotz Springs, Louisiana,
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