By Staff Sgt. Gregory Stevens, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Every military service member understands that sacrifice and selfless service are part of the big picture before taking an oath to defend the U.S. After Hurricane Ida ripped through Louisiana Aug. 29, service members across the country packed their bags and […]
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By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade is working non-stop to fill a breached levee in Grand Isle, Louisiana, Sept. 28. Grand Isle is Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island, with a little more than 1,000 occupants. The people there are no
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By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Hurricane Ida blew ashore Aug. 29th, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 storm that breached New Orleans’ levees and devastated the Gulf Coast. Ida made landfall as a category four hurricane near Port Fourchon, La. At landfall, sustained winds measured 150
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By Spc. Madalyn McQuillan, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS — Behind every disaster response operation to help community members affected by Hurricane Ida stands the Unified Logistics Element (ULE), a Louisiana National Guard element that ensures vital commodities make their way to the communities who need them. “The system that we have
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard continues emergency operations throughout coastal Louisiana following the wake and destruction of Hurricane Ida, Sept. 10, while continuing its COVID-19 response missions. There are currently over 5,220 Louisiana Guardsmen protecting lives and property, maintaining communications, and ensuring the continuity of operations
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By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard promoted Maj. Gen. Lee Hopkins, assistant adjutant general of the LANG, with his second star during a ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 20. “When we first started working
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