By Lt. Col. Noel Collins, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS, La. – Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux, adjutant general of Louisiana, was promoted with his new rank during an official ceremony at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge, July 3. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, commander-in-chief of […]
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By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Child and Youth Program hosted its annual military kids’ Youth Leadership Camp and Camp Pelican Pride events at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, June 12 – June 21. Dependents of Louisiana Soldiers and Airmen spent ten
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By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard concluded its third rotation to support Operation Lone Star. OLS has helped reduce illegal border crossings along segments of the Texas border. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott formally requested the Louisiana National Guard’s assistance for this operation in February 2024.
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By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 773rd Military Police Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group, held a post-deployment awards ceremony in Alexandria, June 2. During the ceremony, more than 50 Soldiers received the LANG War Cross Medal. This medal
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By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard collaborated with local and state agencies in an annual Disaster Response Exercise designed to test and reinforce the capabilities and strengthen coordination between local, state, federal and non-governmental agencies, April 16-18. Across the State, there
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By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) held a graduation ceremony to commission six new officers from the Officer Candidate School at LANG Training Center Pineville, April 13. “Being a leader in the military is one of the
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