Louisiana National Guard

La. National Guard holds annual military kids’ camp

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NORWOOD, La. –The Louisiana National Guard hosted its annual military kids’ Youth Leadership Camp and Camp Pelican Pride event at the Feliciana Retreat and Conference Center in Norwood, Louisiana, June 22 – July 1. Children and siblings of Louisiana Soldiers and Airmen […]

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La. Guard bids farewell to Soldiers deploying overseas

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, LANG Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard bid farewell to 16 Soldiers of F Co., 1st Battalion of the 169th Aviation Regiment during an official deployment ceremony at the 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group readiness center in Hammond, La. These deploying Soldiers volunteered

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La. Guardsman represents U.S. at international sporting event

By Staff Sgt. Josiah Pugh, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana National Guardsman from Franklinton, Louisiana, Maj. Stephen Lee McCain, represented the United States as a physical therapist at the Invictus Games in the Netherlands, April 16 – 22. McCain serves as the LANG’s only physical therapist and is assigned

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La. Guard cuts ribbon on newly renovated readiness center

By Sgt. 1st Class Denis B. Ricou, LANG Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a newly renovated readiness center, originally constructed in 1963, in Alexandria, Louisiana, May 6. This project consisted of 25,000 square feet of repairs and renovations to offices, classrooms, dining, supply, multi-use storage,

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La. Guard asks citizens for base renaming recommendations

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard has created a committee to rename its primary training center in Pineville, La., and is asking the citizens of Louisiana to participate by providing recommendations for potential names for the committee to review. The committee, made up of military, local,

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