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LANG aviators hold departure ceremony at Esler Army Airfield in Pineville

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard’s Detachment 1, Company C, 1st Battalion, 114th Aviation Regiment, 204th Theater Aviation Operations Group, bid farewell to family, friends, and fellow service members during a departure ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #2 at […]

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La. Guard Breaks Ground on Lafayette Readiness Center

Around The State, Featured News, Home Page, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / November 18, 2025

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Lafayette Readiness Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, on October 8, 2025. The 83,943-square-foot facility is designed to meet the evolving needs of the modern Soldier while providing long-term sustainability and efficiency.

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La. Guard acknowledges pending mobilization in support of law enforcement

Around The State, Featured News, Home Page, News Releases, Press Statement / By Peter Drasutis / September 30, 2025

By Lt. Col. Noel Collins, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Per the Louisiana adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux, the mission to provide up to 1,000 Guardsmen in support of law enforcement in Louisiana is pending approval of federal Title 32 USC 502(f) funding. As the LANG prepares for

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La. Guard’s Tiger Brigade Marks 20th Anniversary of Task Force Bandit

Featured News, Iraq, Missions, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / September 25, 2025

By Rhett Breerwood, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office and LANG Museums NEW ORLEANS – This November, the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, will mark 20 years since returning from its historic deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. One of its core

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New Orleans-based 139th Regional Support Group welcomes new commander and senior enlisted leader

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / September 19, 2025

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 139th Regional Support Group held an official change of command ceremony at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans on Sept. 14, 2025. During the ceremony, Col. Richard T. Douget, incoming commander, assumed command from Col.

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Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 199th Regiment welcomes new commander

Ceremony, Featured News, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / September 17, 2025

By Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) held an official change of command ceremony at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., on September 13, 2025. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Kenneth D. Paul, outgoing commander, relinquished command

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