Louisiana National Guard

La. Guard recognizes family volunteers at 2026 workshop

By Maj. Darren T. Herring Jr., Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s Office of Family Programs hosted its annual State Family Program Workshop and awards ceremony April 24–26 in Baton Rouge, recognizing volunteers from the Soldier and Family Readiness Group.   This year’s theme, “Resilience in Real Time: […]

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La. National Guard Signal Unit Holds Departure Ceremony at Gillis W. Long Center in Carville

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office    PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard’s Bravo Company, 136th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 415th Military Intelligence Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group, bid farewell to family, friends, and fellow service members during a departure ceremony held at the Gillis W. Long Center Post

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Louisiana National Guard Hosts Emergency Response Workshop

By Maj. Darren T. Herring Jr., Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted the Emergency Response Workshop at the Higgins Hotel in New Orleans, March 31 to April 2, 2026.   The event marked the rebranding and evolution of the longstanding All-Hazards Coordination Workshop, now focused more

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La. Guard’s Engineers welcome two new Senior Enlisted Leaders in a pair of ceremonies

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade held two change of responsibility ceremonies at the Dabadie Gym Complex on Camp Beauregard in Pineville, March 8.     During the first ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Darren K. Thomas, outgoing senior enlisted

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159th Fighter Wing Hosts Norwegian Foot March

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au-Wiafe, Louisiana Air National Guard Public Affairs Office     BELLE CHASSE, La. – The 159th Fighter Wing hosted the Norwegian Foot March with support from the U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard and the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office, beginning at the Plaquemines Parish Government Complex, March 7.   The Norwegian Foot

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La. Guard promotes Michael M. Greer to major general at Jackson Barracks

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard promoted Brig. Gen. Michael M. Greer, assistant adjutant general of Louisiana, to the rank of major general during an official ceremony at the Jackson Barracks Museum in New Orleans, Feb. 21.     Maj. Gen. Thomas C.

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