Louisiana National Guard

La. Guard units expand communication capabilities 

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – Soldiers from the 225th Engineer Brigade, 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Detachment 38, Operational Support Airlift were tasked with receiving new radio equipment and training on behalf of their units at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center […]

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La. Guard holds annual marksmanship competition

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s top marksmen gathered at LANG Training Center Pineville for the annual Adjutant General’s Match, March 10-14. Fifty-six Soldiers and Airmen competed in six individual and two team matches, testing their rifle and pistol skills. The top 20% earned

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La. Guard hosts 18th annual All-Hazards Coordination Workshop

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted its 18th annual All-Hazards Coordination Workshop at the Higgins Hotel New Orleans, March 10-12. The event brought together representatives from all 54 states and territories to assess worst-case emergency scenarios, coordinate potential response efforts, identify

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La. Guard strengthens disaster response skills in structural collapse training

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS. – Spc. Amy Brignac, a member of the Louisiana National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package with the 239th Military Police Company, 61st Troop Command, participated in a five-day Technician-Level Structural Collapse Training Course in St. Francisville,

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La. Guard’s New Orleans museum highlights Louisiana’s role in the Revolutionary War

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence in 2026, the Louisiana National Guard’s Jackson Barracks Museum in New Orleans (The Ansel M. Stroud Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum) offers a timely opportunity to reflect on the state’s

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La. Guard supports Super Bowl LIX security operations in New Orleans

By Sgt. Joseph Barber, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS—At the direction of Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, the Louisiana National Guard conducted security operations in support of Super Bowl LIX from Feb. 1-10, 2025, in New Orleans. More than 350 LANG Soldiers and Airmen from across the State were activated for the mission, working closely

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