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La. Guard’s ‘Wranglers’ awarded during post deployment ceremony

Awards, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / July 16, 2025

By Maj. Darren T. Herring Jr., Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 139th Regional Support Group, held a post deployment awards ceremony at the Marriott Hotel in Baton Rouge, July 13. During the ceremony, more than 60 citizen-Soldiers were awarded the Louisiana National […]

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Governor Landry, La. Guard rename Camp Beauregard installation

Around The State, Featured News, News Releases / By Peter Drasutis / July 14, 2025

By Lt. Col. Noel Collins, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS, La. – Governor Jeff Landry directs the renaming of Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville to Camp Beauregard, July 14. On July 18, 1917, Camp Beauregard was originally established as one of 16 National Guard camps by the United States

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La. Guard Transportation Company Deploys Overseas

Ceremony, Featured News, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / July 9, 2025

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Attachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1084th Transportation Company bid farewell to family and friends during a deployment ceremony held at East St. John High School in LaPlace, July 5. Approximately 150 Soldiers from the 1084th are deploying in support of Operation

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La. National Guard holds annual military kids’ camp

Featured News / By Duncan Foote / July 2, 2025

By Sgt. Madalyn McQuillan, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NORWOOD, La. –The Louisiana National Guard’s Child and Youth Program hosted its annual military kids’ Youth Leadership Camp and Camp Pelican Pride event at the Feliciana Retreat and Conference Center in Norwood, Louisiana, June 23 – June 30. Children of Louisiana National Guard

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La. Guard’s ‘Best Warriors’ compete in the regional competition

Featured News, Fitness, LANGiappe, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Training / By Duncan Foote / June 18, 2025

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Two Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard competed in the Region V Best Warrior competition on May 12-15, at Camp Gruber Training Center near Braggs, Oklahoma. Staff Sgt. DeVanté Benoit and Spc. Drake Vidrine represented the Pelican State

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Louisiana’s Unified Logistics Element exercises rapid response capabilities ahead of 2025 hurricane season

Disaster Response, Featured News, News Releases / By Duncan Foote / June 17, 2025

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana’s Unified Logistics Element, a joint team of Louisiana Army and Air National Guard personnel, GOHSEP staff and contracted logistics partners, conducted a command post exercise on June 12, 2025, to test and refine the state’s logistics response framework ahead of the 2025

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