Louisiana National Guard Soldiers rescue capsized flood victims

By 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – While performing search and rescue missions in the French Settlement area of Livingston Parish, two Louisiana Guardsmen rescued four citizens on Aug. 17 from fast-moving waters caused by more than two feet of rainfall that inundated southeast Louisiana beginning Friday evening, Aug.

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La. Guardsmen reflect on efforts during flood response

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office  BATON ROUGE, La. – Since being activated one week ago on Aug. 12, the Soldiers and Airmen of the Louisiana National Guard have been working tirelessly around the clock conducting several missions including evacuations, search and rescue missions, engineering missions, commodities distribution and security

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