By Staff Sgt. Michael J. Farrar, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office CARVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program (YCP) welcomed the First Lady of Louisiana, Donna Hutto Edwards to their campus at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, Sept. 7. Edwards learned about the YCP’s educational benefits to at-risk youth […]
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Spc. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held an official ribbon cutting ceremony for a new readiness center in Franklinton, Sept. 23. The new state-of-the art center was completed July 15. It covers more than 30,000 square feet and cost roughly $13.5 million to build. The readiness center will
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By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard hosted its first Fearless 5K & Health Expo at Fort Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site in Pineville, on National Suicide Awareness Day, Sept 10. The community running event was created to increase suicide awareness and showcase veteran and
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Military OneSource will repeat its “Introduction to the Blended Retirement System” webinar on September 19, 2016 at 1 pm EST. Space is limited, registration is located here The webinar will be recorded for playback on the Military OneSource website. BRS information is available on the DoD website #BlendedRetirement
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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, LANG Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – Almost 11 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, southern Louisiana was again hit with historic flooding, Aug. 12-15. The flooding caused 13 deaths and damaged more than 60,000 homes. La. Air National Guard’s Airman 1st Class Rachel Randazzo, of New Orleans, was 17 when
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