By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Col. Connell L. Archey was officially robed as the Louisiana National Guard’s military judge during an investiture ceremony at the Louisiana Supreme Court in New Orleans, Aug. 1, 2015. Archey, a resident of Baton Rouge, is the fifth judge to be appointed […]
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By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The village of Tickfaw named a street in honor of Spc. Christopher Drake, a 20-year-old Louisiana National Guardsman killed in Afghanistan in 2013, during a ceremony July 11. Previously known as Third Street, Chris Drake Drive runs near Tickfaw City Hall. “I
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By Sgt. Michael Farrar, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard received the prestigious Army Award for Maintenance Excellence in two categories at the 11th annual Chief of Staff of the Army’s Combined Logistics Excellence Awards (CLEA) at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, June 10th. CLEA is an Army
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By 1st. Lt. Larissa Lambert, 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office BELLE CHASSE, La. – Col. Shawn M. Coco accepted command of the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing from outgoing commander Col. Thomas P. Sostarics, Sunday, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans. The ceremony
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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, family, friends and the community of Hammond, came together to honor fallen Soldier Staff Sgt. Lance J. Bergeron of Thibodaux, during funeral services at the Woodland Park Baptist Church, March 30. Bergeron and three other Louisiana Guardsmen from the 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment died in
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NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, family, friends and the communities of Central Louisiana, came together to honor fallen Soldier Chief Warrant Officer 4 George David Strother of Pineville, during funeral services at the Alexandria Riverfront Convention Center and Alexandria Memorial Gardens, March 26. Strother and three other Louisiana Guardsmen from the 1st
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