Louisiana National Guard

La. National Guard, citizens prepare for hurricane season

By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – As the start of hurricane season is upon us once again, the Louisiana National Guard is reassuring its fellow citizens that they have been preparing for the worst by training at their best all year round, most recently during […]

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La. Guard trains on disaster distribution capabilities

By Sgt. 1st Class Paul Meeker 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment COVINGTON, La.– Members of the LANG’s 1021st Vertical Engineer Company, 225 Engineer Brigade, directed, supplied and staffed a Point of Distribution site at the St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds during a Commodities Distribution Exercise, May 19. According to 1st Lt. Jesse Nelson and Staff Sgt.

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Food, festivities, fun and families – Louisiana Air National Guard participates in Family Day

By Staff Sgt. Yolanda Addison 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Air National Guardsmen and loved ones celebrated Family Day, an event dedicated to connecting families by providing food, festivities and fun at the Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, May 20. The festivities included live music by the

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Guard, NOLA city officials announce Drug Control Strategy

By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo Recruiting and Retention Command Public Affairs Representative NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s Counter Drug Task Force Civil Operations Program was recognized for its assistance and cooperation with the Greater New Orleans Drug Demand Reduction Coalition and assisting with the development of the Drug Control Strategy in a press

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Guardsmen participate in military appreciation night

By Spc. Tarell J Bilbo, Recruiting and Retention Command Public Affairs Representative NEW ORLEANS – In honor of the Memorial Day holiday, service members from all branches of the U.S. military participated in different roles at Military Appreciation Night during an Arena Football League game between the New Orleans Voodoo and the Arizona Rattlers in

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Louisiana Air National Guard recognizes elite

By 1st Lt. Alex Juan Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana National Guardsmen, their families and special guests gathered to recognize the considerable accomplishments of seven of its own, plus one very special Air Guard family, at the 2011 Louisiana Air National Guard’s Awards Banquet, May 19, held at the National

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