Louisiana Army National Guard

Hammond citizen takes command of La. Guard Castle Brigade

By Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Col. John “Greg” St. Romain, from St. Francisville, relinquished command of the Louisiana National Guard’s (LANG) 225th Engineer Brigade to Col. James “Scott” Slaven, of Hammond, at an official ceremony at Pineville High School, Pineville, Louisiana, Jan. 8 “As we do […]

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La. Guard delivers water during winter weather response

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) conducted response operations following the severe winter weather that caused widespread frigid conditions across the state during the holiday weeks. As with any response, the LANG was prepared to provide support to civilian authorities throughout Louisiana to save lives, protect

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Louisiana National Guard delivers tarps, water after tornadoes

Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) conducted operations supporting communities around the state after a severe storm system produced damaging tornadoes, Dec. 14. In total, the LANG provided 16,200 bottles of water and more than 2,000 tarps to Iberia, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Charles, and Union parishes through

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Geaux Guard! Louisiana National Guard reflects on 2022

By Staff Sgt. Garrett Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) had another busy year at home and abroad in 2022, culminating with its support across the state in response to the December tornadoes. The LANG concluded its over two-year fight against COVID-19 in June. Task Force

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La. Guard spreads holiday cheer with donated Christmas trees

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) Office of Family Programs (OFP) distributed over 100 Christmas trees donated by Ryder Tree Farm to service members across the state, Dec. 1-2. William “Bill” Ryder, owner of Ryder Tree Farms, served in the LANG as

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La. National Guard’s Tiger Brigade welcomes new commander

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s (LANG) 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) welcomed incoming commander Col. Jon Lloyd during an assumption of command ceremony at Lafayette High School in Lafayette, Dec. 3. “To our Soldiers and leaders that are in the gym

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