Louisiana Army National Guard

La. Guard’s Military Police Company deploys to Middle East

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 239th Military Police Company held a deployment ceremony at the Gillis W. Long Center’s post theater in Carville, May 15, before departing Louisiana for Texas, May 17. Headquartered in Carville, more than 150 guardsmen are scheduled to deploy to the […]

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Gov. John Bel Edwards Commendations

COMMENDATION WHEREAS, the State Partnership Program (“SPP”) is a joint program of the United States Department of Defense and the individual states, including Louisiana, which links National Guard units of the various states with partner nations around the world for the purpose of supporting United States’ defense strategy objectives; and WHEREAS, the SPP has been

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La. Guard general officer named as dual-status commander

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, LANG Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Brig. Gen. Cindy Haygood, the assistant adjutant general – Army of the Louisiana National Guard, assumed the position of dual-status commander of the Community Vaccination Center (CVC) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, last week. A dual-status commander is typically appointed in

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April – Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month message to the organization from Brig. Gen. Keith Waddell, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, and Command Sgt. Major Clifford Ockman, senior enlisted leader LANG. Let’s stomp this out together.

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La. Guard participates in annual disaster response training

By Sgt. Anna M. Churco, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard partnered with local and state agencies in an annual Disaster Response Exercise (DRX) designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and cohesive action between various government agencies, April 6-10. The DRX included training on responding to natural

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