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La. National Guard ‘Protects What Matters’ throughout a challenging year

Around The State, Command, COVID-19, Disaster Response, Featured News, History, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, Media Advisory, News Releases, State Partnership Program / By Louisiana National Guard / December 18, 2021

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard confronted a demanding 2021 with a plethora of challenges and missions both at home and abroad. Over the course of the year, soldiers and airmen deployed overseas and to other states, responded to multiple emergencies including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and […]

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Louisiana Guard Tiger Brigade returns from deployment

Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / October 19, 2021

Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Nearly 2,000 Guardsmen from Louisiana and Alabama assigned to the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team returned home from a nearly year-long deployment over the last few weeks. The Tiger Brigade conducted base defense operations in the Middle East in support of U.S. Central Command’s Operations Inherent

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National Guard neighbors help Louisiana rebuild after Ida

Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 30, 2021

By Staff Sgt. Gregory Stevens, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Every military service member understands that sacrifice and selfless service are part of the big picture before taking an oath to defend the U.S. After Hurricane Ida ripped through Louisiana Aug. 29, service members across the country packed their bags and

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Grand Isle levee under repair post Ida

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 28, 2021

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade is working non-stop to fill a breached levee in Grand Isle, Louisiana, Sept. 28. Grand Isle is Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island, with a little more than 1,000 occupants. The people there are no

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La. Guard builds bridges, clears roads to recovery after Ida

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 23, 2021

By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Hurricane Ida blew ashore Aug. 29th, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 storm that breached New Orleans’ levees and devastated the Gulf Coast. Ida made landfall as a category four hurricane near Port Fourchon, La. At landfall, sustained winds measured 150

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La. Guard prepares for TS Nicholas while continuing Ida recovery

Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Air National Guard, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / September 14, 2021

By Staff Sgt. Gregory Stevens, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard staged assets to respond to Tropical Storm Nicholas while continuing statewide emergency operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Sept. 13. There are currently over 5,000 Louisiana Guardsmen protecting lives and property, maintaining communications, and ensuring the

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