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La. National Guard Signal Unit Holds Departure Ceremony at Gillis W. Long Center in Carville

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office    PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard’s Bravo Company, 136th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 415th Military Intelligence Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group, bid farewell to family, friends, and fellow service members during a departure ceremony held at the Gillis W. Long Center Post […]

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Louisiana National Guard Museum Hosts Sold-Out Haunted History Tour 

By Jennifer Hanvy, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office and LANG Museums     NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s Jackson Barracks Military Museum successfully launched its first-ever Haunted History Lantern Tour on Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, March 28.    Blending social and architectural history with chilling accounts of tragic deaths and unexplained

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Louisiana National Guard Hosts Emergency Response Workshop

By Maj. Darren T. Herring Jr., Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted the Emergency Response Workshop at the Higgins Hotel in New Orleans, March 31 to April 2, 2026.   The event marked the rebranding and evolution of the longstanding All-Hazards Coordination Workshop, now focused more

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La. Guard’s Engineers welcome two new Senior Enlisted Leaders in a pair of ceremonies

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE – The Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade held two change of responsibility ceremonies at the Dabadie Gym Complex on Camp Beauregard in Pineville, March 8.     During the first ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Darren K. Thomas, outgoing senior enlisted

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159th Fighter Wing Hosts Norwegian Foot March

By Tech. Sgt. Cindy Au-Wiafe, Louisiana Air National Guard Public Affairs Office     BELLE CHASSE, La. – The 159th Fighter Wing hosted the Norwegian Foot March with support from the U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard and the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office, beginning at the Plaquemines Parish Government Complex, March 7.   The Norwegian Foot

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La. National Guard security mission continues in New Orleans

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office   NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Department of War has authorized the extension of the Louisiana National Guard’s security mission in the New Orleans area for an additional six months in support of law enforcement partners.   Approximately 120 Louisiana National Guard Soldiers will remain

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