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LANG’s 1084th TC & Department of Labor Post Deployment Workshop

Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 1084th Transportation Company participated in a post-deployment career planning workshop sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Feb. 5-7, 2014, at their armory in Reserve, La. The 1084th recently returned in January from a year-long deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. These post-deployment career planning workshops […]

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La. National Guard completes Winter Storm Leon mission

Around The State, Community Involvement, Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, Missions, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / January 30, 2014

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard has completed their 3-day mission of assisting DOTD during Winter Storm Leon, today, and will begin deactivating the approximately 450 Guardsmen called up so that they can reset and be ready to respond to any future emergency operations. Working day and night in communities impacted by

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La. National Guard continues to work day, night during Leon

Around The State, Community Involvement, Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, Missions, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / January 29, 2014

By Staff Sgt. Denis B. Ricou, Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana National Guardsmen continue to respond to Winter Storm Leon today after Governor Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency, Jan. 27, and authorized the mobilization of 450 Louisiana National Guardsmen to state active duty to respond to Winter Storm

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La. National Guard responds as Winter Storm Leon hits

Around The State, Community Involvement, Disaster Response, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, Missions, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / January 28, 2014

NEW ORLEANS – Governor Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency, Jan. 27, and authorized the mobilization of 450 Louisiana National Guardsmen to state active duty to respond to Winter Storm Leon. The LANG mobilized personnel and equipment to assist the DOTD with road de-icing and road grading operations in Hammond, La., and Lafayette,

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New Orleans battalion holds 175th Pass-in-Review ceremony

Around The State, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases / By Louisiana National Guard / January 12, 2014

By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 141st Field Artillery Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, also known as the Washington Artillery, held its annual memorial wreath-laying ceremony at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery, Jan. 11, 2014, and its 175th annual Pass-in-Review ceremony at

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La. Guard welcomes home Soldiers from overseas

Around The State, Ceremony, Featured News, Louisiana Army National Guard, News Releases, Yellow Ribbon / By Louisiana National Guard / December 17, 2013

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s 205th Engineer Battalion and the 922nd Engineer Company returned to family and friends during two welcome-home events at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Dec. 16 and 17. More than 150 Soldiers with the 205th, based out of Bogalusa and Hammond, La., and an additional 150 Soldiers from

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