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Former La. Guard adjutant general honored for service

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard inducted retired Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau into the LANG Hall of Fame during an official ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Nov. 4. Landreneau, a Vidrine native, led the LANG for 14 years as the […]

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Metairie native takes command of Bogalusa Guard battalion

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, welcomed a new commander, Lt. Col. Joshua Davis, during an official change of command ceremony at the battalion’s headquarters in Bogalusa, Nov. 5. Davis, a Metairie native, assumed command from Lt.

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Louisiana National Guard citizen-Soldiers to deploy overseas

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Friends and family gathered to bid farewell to the Louisiana National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 139th Regional Support Group during a deployment ceremony at the Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette, Nov. 4. Approximately 80 Soldiers will deploy to

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New Orleans Guard unit trains for deployment to Iraq

By Staff Sgt. Scott D. Longstreet, 139th RSG Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 139th Regional Support Group, completed a three-week pre-mobilization annual training at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Oct. 2-22. The training allowed the approximately 80 Soldiers to fine tune their skills and complete required training before

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La. Guard Soldiers and Airmen shoot for marksmanship honors

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s top marksmen from around the state gathered at Camp Beauregard in Pineville for the annual Adjutant General’s Match, Oct. 19-20. The 72 Soldiers and Airmen that competed in the match had the opportunity to put their skills and

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La. National Guard general retires after 35 years of military service

By Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Maj. Gen. Barry Keeling retired from the Louisiana Army National Guard after 35 years of military service during an official ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond, Oct. 15. Keeling, originally of Stillwater, Oklahoma, served as the assistant

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