Ceremony – Louisiana National Guard

La. National Guard 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion welcomes new command team

Ceremony, Featured News, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS- The Louisiana National Guard’s 165th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion welcomed Lt. Col. Brian J. Lagarde as its new commander during an official change of command and transfer of responsibility ceremony at LANG Training Center Pineville, Nov. 3. Lagarde, a […]

La. National Guard 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion welcomes new command team Read More »

La. Guard’s 527th Engineer Battalion welcomes new commander

Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby

By Sgt. Danny Hough, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 527th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, held a change of command ceremony Nov. 3 at Choudrant High School in Choudrant, Louisiana, where Lt. Col. Brian Plunk relinquished command to Lt. Col. Robert Rogers. “It is an

La. Guard’s 527th Engineer Battalion welcomes new commander Read More »

La. Guard’s noncommissioned officer academy welcomes new commandant

Ceremony, Featured News, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby

By Staff Sgt. Shaylon Walker, 1st Battalion, 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) Public Affairs Office BALL, La.- Command Sgt. Maj. Marc Lua relinquished responsibility of the Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion Noncommissioned Officers Academy Multi-Component Cadre Basic Leader Course, 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) to Command Sgt. Maj. Dorian Brumley during an official change

La. Guard’s noncommissioned officer academy welcomes new commandant Read More »

La. Guard opens doors to new Lake Charles Readiness Center

Ceremony, Events, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Amber Oglesby

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard officially opened the doors to the new Lake Charles Readiness Center near the Chennault International Airport during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Oct 18. The $29.4 million facility, which broke ground in June 2022, will

La. Guard opens doors to new Lake Charles Readiness Center Read More »

La. Guard welcomes new brigadier general

Ceremony, Featured News, News Releases, Promotions / By Amber Oglesby

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard welcomed its newest general officer, Brig. Gen. John Plunkett, during an official promotion ceremony at Army Aviation Support Facility #1 in Hammond, Louisiana, Oct. 4. Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux, adjutant general of Louisiana, presided

La. Guard welcomes new brigadier general Read More »

La. Guard Maj. Gen. Lee Hopkins retires after 40 years of distinguished service

Ceremony, Featured News, News Releases, Retirement / By Amber Oglesby

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Maj. Gen. Lee Hopkins retired from the Louisiana National Guard after 40 years of military service during an official ceremony at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge, Oct. 4. During the

La. Guard Maj. Gen. Lee Hopkins retires after 40 years of distinguished service Read More »