UPDATE: Remnants of CBI destroyed at Camp Minden

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel from the Army’s 797th Ordnance Company (EOD) and 79th Ordnance Battalion (EOD) from Fort Hood, Texas, have now destroyed all remnants of Clean Burning Ignitor (CBI) following the two large magazine burns conducted earlier this week at Camp Minden in Minden, […]

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UPDATE: Final big burn at Camp Minden successful

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The final big burn of 85,000 pounds of Clean Burning Ignitor (CBI) and 40,000 pounds of M6 propellant stored in magazine #2471 was successfully conducted today at 12 p.m., at the Louisiana National Guard’s Camp Minden in Minden. Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel from the Army’s

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UPDATE: Final burn of Clean Burning Ignitor scheduled for Tuesday

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office Updated: The window for the burn this morning has shifted from 9 -11 a.m. to between 11 and 1 p.m. today in order to allow the fog to lift. Thank you for your understanding. PINEVILLE, La. – The last remaining magazine that contains 85,000 pounds of Clean Burning

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UPDATE: Second burn at Camp Minden successful

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The second burn of 114,000 pounds of Clean Burning Ignitor (CBI) stored in magazine #2432 was successfully conducted today at 8:32 a.m., at the Louisiana National Guard’s Camp Minden in Minden. Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel from the Army’s 797th Ordnance Company (EOD) and 79th Ordnance

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UPDATE: First burn at Camp Minden successful

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The first burn of 820 pounds of Clean Burning Ignitor (CBI) stored in magazine #505 was successfully conducted today at 11:30 a.m., at the Louisiana National Guard’s Camp Minden in Minden. Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel from the Army’s 797th Ordnance Company (EOD) and 79th Ordnance

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LANG Museum – Jackson Barracks Veterans Day Event

The festivities will begin at 1400 on November 11th, 2016 and run until 1730 at the Museum at Jackson Barracks.  There is something for all ages, come out and see the new “Veterans” exhibit, meet internationally recognized artist Nina Talbot and enjoy the afternoon’s activities.  See attached flyers for more information.

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