News Releases

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La.– Forty Troopers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team competed in the unit’s annual spur ride at Camp Minden in Minden, Louisiana, to earn their silver spurs on Aug.12. “The spur ride is multifaceted […]

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion hosted a Partnership for Your Success signing ceremony at the Louisiana State Police Headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 8. PaYS is a strategic partnership between the U.S. Army and a cross section

By Staff Sgt. David Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – House Bill 485, sponsored by Rep. Ken Brass, which created the Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship Program, was signed into law by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on June 9 and went into effect on August 1. The Louisiana National Guard

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Camp Cook is home to the 1st Battalion Noncommissioned Officer Academy (BN NCOA), 199th Regiment (RTI-LA), and hosts a Multi-Component Cadre Basic Leader Course (MCC-BLC). This provides institutional training directed within the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System. BLC is the first course