BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, continues to assist local agencies in response to significant flooding from north to south in the state, working around the clock since March 9.
The LANG has approximately 1,296 Guardsmen responding to flood operations in more than 25 parishes, to include evacuations, search and rescue by vehicle, boat and helicopter, distribution and supply of water, security and shelter support, and distribution of sandbags.
The LANG has rescued more than 3,295 citizens, and 316 pets. The LANG has distributed more than 12,000 bottles of water, issued more than 582,000 sand bags with 8 sandbag-filling machines.
Over the course of these operations, the LANG has utilized more than 160 high-water vehicles, 44 boats, and 3 helicopters.
Louisiana’s Guardsmen are trained, ready and equipped to stand up at any moment to protect lives and property, maintain communications, and ensure the continuity of operations and government.
Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, help a resident from Watters Road in Ponchatoula, La., out of the bridge erection boat (BEB) they used to go door-to-door to check on residents that could not get out of their homes, March 13, 2016. The current of the river, which had overcome its banks and flooded the road, was too strong for regular boat motors to battle. (U.S. Army National Guard photo courtesy of 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company)The Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, used a bridge erection boat (BEB) to go door-to-door along Watters Road just outside of Ponchatoula, La., to check on residents that could not get out of their homes, March 13, 2016. The water was too deep for high-water vehicles, and the current of the river was too strong for regular boat motors to battle. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Col. Rodney Painting)The Louisiana National Guard’s 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion launched a bridge erection boat (BEB) into the Tangipahoa River to go door-to-door along Watters Road just outside of Ponchatoula, La., to check on residents that could not get out of their homes, March 13, 2016. The water was too deep for high-water vehicles, and the current of the river was too strong for regular boat motors to battle. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Col. Rodney Painting)
