By Cadet Leah McPeek, Headquarters and Headquarters Company 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Representative LAFAYETTE, La. — The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team welcomed its new commander, Col. Keith Waddell, at an official change of command ceremony at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Dec. 2. Waddell, a resident of Lake […]
By Spc. Joshua Barnett, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana marked its 200th year of statehood with a grand military parade through the historic French Quarter in New Orleans, Nov. 10, 2012. The festivities coincided with Veterans Day weekend, which gave the public a chance to show their support for
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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, also known as the Washington Artillery, held its annual wreath-laying ceremony at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery, Nov. 3, 2012, and its 174th annual Pass-In-Review at Jackson Barracks, Nov. 4, 2012. These two
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Director of the Joint Staff earns star during hurricane ops By Sgt. Robin Perry Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Taking a brief break from Hurricane Isaac response operations, friends, family, and fellow Louisiana National Guardsmen gathered at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., Sept. 6, for the promotion of Brig. Gen. Barry
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National Guardsman re-enlists during hurricane response, Labor Day By 1st Lt. Alex Juan 159th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office METAIRIE, La. – Emergency response efforts are a commonality for Louisiana National Guardsmen, but while on duty for Hurricane Isaac, an Airman volunteered to re-enlist in order to continue serving the members of his recently impacted
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By 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment CARVILLE, La. – Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard’s 756th Area Support Medical Company bid farewell to family and friends during a deployment ceremony at the Gillis Long Center, Sept. 2. More than 65 Soldiers will deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to support six sites
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