Louisiana National Guard

Retired Louisiana Guard general honored for lifetime of military service

By Staff Sgt. Greg Stevens, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment LAFAYETTE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness honored retired Brig. Gen. Robert J. LeBlanc during a special ceremony at the 256th armory in Lafayette, April 14. Col. William Rachal, the […]

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Retired La. Guard Brig. Gen. LeBlanc honored for lifetime of military service

The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness honored retired Brig. Gen. Robert J. LeBlanc during a special ceremony at the 256th armory in Lafayette, April 14.(U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Duncan Foote)

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La. National Guard welcomes Bunkie unit home from Kuwait

By Spc. Cody Wolfgang Kellum, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS –The Louisiana National Guard welcomed home members of the 1086th Transportation Company, 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group at their armory in Bunkie, April 14. The 1086th, which has detachments in Vidalia and Ville Platte, deployed more than 160 Soldiers

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La. Guard’s cyber defense gets tested

By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s cyber protection teams, in partnership with state and federal government officials, came together at Louisiana State University’s Stephenson Disaster Management Institute in Baton Rouge, to participate in a Vigilant Guard exercise to rehearse and demonstrate the capabilities of

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La. National Guard audio, quotes from press conference

NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to update the public on the helicopter accident that occurred last night in Florida at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond, Louisiana. Audio from the event can be found here: http://geauxguard.com/louisiana-national-guard-helicopter-accident-media-advisory/7183/ “Today, as you can imagine, is a tough day

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‘Give me something good to eat’

La. Guardsmen advance to national food service competition   By 2nd Lt. Rebekah Malone, Public Affairs Office   PINEVILLE, La. – “Top Chef” watch out. Louisiana National Guard Soldiers from Forward Support Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, are cooking up something good to eat.   The food service personnel sections from FSC competed in the Region

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