National Guard

More than three decades of ‘Being Excellent Every Day’

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – What started as a simple thought on the way home from a coaching conference has become the mantra many Soldiers and Airmen in the Louisiana National Guard strive to uphold: Be Excellent Every Day. On the evening of March 9, friends, […]

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Louisiana welcomes new adjutant general, first combat infantry leader in 54 years

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux officially assumed command as the adjutant general of Louisiana during a formal ceremony at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville, Mar. 10. The ceremony marked the beginning of new leadership for the LANG and paid tribute

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Governor signs bill for Operation Lone Star funding

By Lt. Col. Noel Collins, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – House Bill 19 was signed into law by Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on March 7, 2024 after approval by the State Legislature last week during the Special Session. Among additional items for other departments, the bill funds the mobilization of the

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La. National Guard top recruiters recognized during ceremony

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 18th Recruiting and Retention Battalion held its annual awards ceremony to recognize the Louisiana National Guard’s top recruiters at the Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, Louisiana, Mar. 1. During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Thomas Friloux, adjutant general

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La. Guard provides military sights, sounds and pageantry at inauguration

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard provided ceremonial support during the inauguration of Louisiana’s 57th governor, Gov. Jeffrey Martin Landry, at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, on January 7, 2024. In attendance were Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux and

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La. National Guard Training Center Pineville hosts ribbon cutting for new readiness center

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. — Maj. Gen. Keith Waddell, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, Louisiana National Guard leadership and local community leaders assembled for an official ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of LANG’s new readiness center at Louisiana National

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