Desert Storm exhibit to open at Jackson Barracks Museum

By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – A new exhibit commemorating the 25th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm will be opening soon at the Louisiana National Guard Museum at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. “Boots in the Sand – The Louisiana National Guard’s Role in the Liberation of Kuwait, […]

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Survivor outreach coordinator recognized with award

By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Shinnah Brown, a survivor outreach coordinator, was honored with an award for superior performance during a ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Jan. 28. Brown provides services for the Army to the families of Soldiers who die in the line of

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La. Guardsmen continue building, monitoring flood barriers

By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Approximately 300 Louisiana National Guardsmen continue working across the state to build protective barriers against the approaching flood waters and to patrol levees in support of local, parish and state officials at the request of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and

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La. Guard monitoring levee conditions during river flooding

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsmen are working alongside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the 5th Levee District to conduct 24-hour levee patrols in the parishes of Concordia, East Carroll, Madison and Tensas to inspect for any issues caused by the winter river

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La. Guard presents Airman with Bronze Star Medal for Valor

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard presented Staff Sgt. James A. Lam, of College Station, Texas, with the Bronze Star Medal with V Device at an official ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Dec. 6. As a member of the Louisiana Air National Guard’s

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La. Guard provides sights, sounds at inauguration

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard provided ceremonial support during the inauguration of Gov. John Bel Edwards at the Capitol in Baton Rouge, Jan. 11, 2016, including many of the sights, sounds and ceremonial flair. The 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, also known as the Washington Artillery, fired a 19-gun salute and

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