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La. Guard’s Youth Challenge Program marks 30 years with graduation of over 100 cadets

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Families and friends filled the sanctuary at the Pentecostals of Alexandria Church in Alexandria, Louisiana, to watch 118 cadets graduate from the Louisiana National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program Class 2024-1 during a ceremony on Dec. 14. The graduation marks the 30th anniversary […]

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La. Guard Hosts 2024 Christmas at Jackson Barracks celebration

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted an invitation-only 2024 Christmas at Jackson Barracks on Dec. 7, reviving a cherished tradition held for the first time in 20 years. The festive evening showcased the historic antebellum homes and buildings of Jackson Barracks, all adorned in

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La. Guard’s ‘Tiger Brigade’ welcomes new senior enlisted leader, honors retiring command sergeant major

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the “Tiger Brigade,” welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Lemaire as its new senior enlisted leader during a change of responsibility ceremony at brigade headquarters in Lafayette, Louisiana, Dec. 7. Lemaire

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La. Guard conducts hyper-realistic disaster training in Georgia

By Sgt. First Class Gregory Stevens, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Representatives PERRY, Ga. – The Louisiana National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) conducted a training exercise culminating in a National Guard Bureau evaluation Dec. 1–7 in Perry, Georgia. The CERFP is a joint, self-sustained unit

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Community garden funding provided to La. National Guard Youth Challenge Program

By Marco Molina, Youth Challenge Program and the Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office CARVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program at the Gillis W. Long Center has received a grant for a new community garden. Community Resources Connection, Inc has collaborated with the United States Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources

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La. Guard prepares with disaster response exercise

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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