Hurricane Laura

House Concurrent Resolution 35

HLS 202ES-567 2020 Second Extraordinary Session HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 35 BY REPRESENTATIVES CHARLES OWEN AND COX COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Louisiana National Guard on its service in 2020 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend the Louisiana National Guard for its hard work, commitment, selfless dedication, and lifesaving efforts throughout 2020. WHEREAS, during this tumultuous year, the […]

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La. National Guardsmen go eye-to-eye with Hurricane Laura

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, State Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – I’ve been a military journalist for over fifteen years, and in that time, I’ve covered a wide range of events both domestically and overseas. My first memory of a hurricane was Katrina in 2005. I was in Korea at the time on active

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La Air National Guard Assists Government Support Teams to Cameron Parish

By Staff Sgt. Cindy Au, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office CAMERON, La. – Airmen from the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard were tasked to deploy their Mobile Emergency Operations Center and setup Government Support Teams in Cameron Parish following the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. Approximately 40 Airmen divided into six GSTs are

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La. Guardsmen prove to be ‘the greatest of their generation’

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Over the past two weeks, the nation has remembered both the 15-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the 19-year anniversary of the horrific attacks of 9/11, all while the state of Louisiana remains in the midst of two emergency

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Louisiana Guardsmen provide clean water to Laura volunteers

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 199th Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, are providing and maintaining clean, potable water to support volunteers housed at the Sale Street Church, Lake Charles, Louisiana, who are assisting with cleanup

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La. Air Guard deploys debris clearance teams to SWLA

By Captain Larissa Lambert, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office LAKE CHARLES, La. – A debris clearance package from the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Civil Engineering Squadron deployed to Lake Charles, Aug. 29, following the landfall of Hurricane Laura. The airmen arrived with debris removal equipment to clear the roadways of the hardest hit

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