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La National Guard responds to tornadoes in Ouachita Parish

Louisiana Guardsmen with 225th Engineer Brigade are currently responding across Ouachita parish, Louisiana, to assist with debris removal, April 18, 2020, while also assisting with the COVID-19 response. On Easter Sunday, April 12, Ouachita Parish was hit with three separate tornadoes in the the cities of Monroe, West Monroe and Sterlington.(U.S. Army National Guard video […]

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La. National Guard assist with COVID-19 testing in Lafayette, Lake Charles

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office ALEXANDRIA, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has activated over 660 Soldiers and Airmen so far, not to include full-time Guardsmen, to assist with the COVID-19 response, March 26. The number of Guardsmen activated and equipment utilized is anticipated to increase

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La. National Guard activates additional Soldiers, Airmen

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has activated over 625 Soldiers and Airmen so far, not to include full-time Guardsmen, to assist with the COVID-19 response, March 25. The number of Guardsmen activated and equipment utilized is anticipated to

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La. Guard assistance continues to grow, now at food banks

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has activated over 565 Soldiers and Airmen so far, not to include full-time Guardsmen, to assist with the COVID-19 response, March 24. The number of Guardsmen activated and equipment utilized is anticipated to

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La. Guard assists Jefferson testing site, now open to public

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has activated over 388 Soldiers and Airmen so far, not to include full-time Guardsmen, to assist with the COVID-19 response, March 21. The number of Guardsmen activated and equipment utilized is anticipated to increase

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La. Guard assists New Orleans drive-through testing sites

More than 100 Soldiers and Airmen are stationed at three sites in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes to assist local agencies with COVID-19 testing and traffic control support. The drive-through sites opened this morning to test 100 first responders and health care workers who have COVID-19 symptoms at each New Orleans location. (U.S. Army National Guard

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