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The Daily Advertiser
April 27, 2018
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana National Guard 1st Lt. Kenrick Cormier has become the first National Guardsmen to graduate from the Belize Defence Force's Jungle Warfare Instructor Course. But it wasn't easy. “The Belizean jungle has a lot of dangers to be wary of — poisonous snakes and frogs, even aÃâà...
Weekly Citizen
April 24, 2018
The Louisiana National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness ... He later commanded the 256th Infantry Brigade and went on to become the commanding general of the Louisiana Army National Guard Command.
KLFY
April 16, 2018
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) - "It was a total surprise", Retired Brigadier General, Robert J. Leblanc said on Saturday (April 14, 2018). His friends and family, came to pick him up telling him they were going to the country club. Instead, they were going to the National Guard located in Lafayette. Leblanc said, "MyÃâà...
Seattle Times
April 13, 2018
BUNKIE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana National Guard this weekend will welcome home members of the 1086th Transportation Company, 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at their armory in Bunkie. The 1086th, which has detachments in Vidalia and Ville Platte, is scheduled to return Saturday.
Avoyelles Today
April 12, 2018
By Garland Forman Co-Editor After almost a year away from home, the soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard's 1086th Transportation Company will be returning Saturday. The 163 Guardsmen were deployed as part of Operation Spartan Shield in Kuwait. During their nine-month stay in Kuwait, someÃâà...
The Advocate
March 29, 2018
Louisiana Economic Development, the Louisiana Department of Veteran Affairs, the Louisiana National Guard, the Louisiana Business and Technology Center and LSU Executive Education created the program through a partnership in 2017 to boost business opportunities for the state's veterans.
Department of Defense
March 23, 2018
The Louisiana Army National Guard's 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment; and Forward Support Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during the annual Christmas Tree Drop at Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans East,Ãâà...
KLFY
March 21, 2018
Leaders of the U.S. House and Senate are presenting the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the members of the Office of Strategic Services for their historic contributions during World War II. Among the recipients is Brigadier General Robert Joseph Leblanc, of Abbeville. The Congressional Gold MedalÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 16, 2018
Lionel Koons was traffic and inventory control manager for Explo Systems when it went bankrupt in 2013, leaving 7,800 tons (7,100 metric tons) of M6 propellant on land leased from the Louisiana National Guard. He has pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy, 24 counts of making false statements,Ãâà...
KTBS
March 15, 2018
(BATON ROUGE, LA) - Congratulations to KTBS's Rick Rowe. The legendary storyteller received two awards at Wednesday's Louisiana Association of Broadcasters 2018 Prestige Awards luncheon Baton Rouge. +1. KTBS award. The Louisiana Army National Guard's Recruiting and Retention commander,Ãâà...
WWL
March 14, 2018
Wednesday, Louisiana National Guard helicopters dropped the trees into the marsh as U.S. Fish and Wildlife crews anchored the bundles into place. Author: Paul Murphy. Published: 5:32 PM CDT March 14, 2018. Updated: 7:01 PM CDT March 14, 2018. 8,000 re-purposed Christmas trees from families in New Orleans areÃâà...
KATC Lafayette News
March 9, 2018
The documents shared with us show that a GOHSEP agent sent publicly available information on the resistance camp, including a photograph published by a newspaper, to the heads of the DEQ, DNR, Louisiana State Police and Louisiana National Guard. Energy Transfer Partners is the same companyÃâà...
The Advocate
March 8, 2018
Zachary Mayor David Amrhein, East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and Max Preps made guest appearances to present a special national award to the ZHS State Champion football team. Sgt. First Class Michael Walker, of the Louisiana Army National Guard, presented theÃâà...
The Baptist Message
March 7, 2018
PINEVILLE – Whether in the office building or on the battlefield, proper leadership is vital to succeeding, Louisiana National Guard Major Adjunct General Glenn Curtis told a group of businessmen and women at the First Baptist Church in Pineville. Curtis shared at the monthly First@First Business LeadersÃâà...
The Advocate
March 6, 2018
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services-Southeast Louisiana Refuges announced Monday that the U.S. 11 boat launch at Bayou Sauvage will be closed through March 16 while the Louisiana National Guard uses it to during training exercises. According to USFWS spokesperson Rebecca Larkins, the 2225thÃâà...
LSU Now
March 6, 2018
Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard's 527th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, work to reinforce oil protection barriers and land bridges along Elmer's Island, La., near Grand Isle and Port Fourchon, La., July 9, 2010. Courtesy of Wikimedia. Facebook Ãâ÷ Twitter Ãâ÷ Email; Print; Save Ãâ÷ FacebookÃâà...
Ville Platte Gazette
March 6, 2018
Parker told the students that the program is free for students because it is funded by the federal and state governments and is administered by the Louisiana National Guard. “We do run quasi-military which means we are like the military, but we are not a boot camp,” she said. “We do operate like the militaryÃâà...
The Advocate
November 29, 2017
The Louisiana National Guard inducted retired Brig. Gen. Harry A. Trosclair, of Metairie, into its Hall of Fame at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans on Nov. 5. Trosclair served in the Louisiana Air National Guard for 42 years and retired as chief of staff for the Air Guard in 2000. “Your name is legendary on theÃâà...
KATC Lafayette News
December 31, 1999
There are some new champions of the fishing tournament by the Louisiana National Guard Enlisted Association in Erath. First place was awarded to the fisherman with the biggest redfish, speck and flounder. The junior enlisted director tells us there's one mission that makes putting together the event eachÃâà...
KATC Lafayette News
December 31, 1999
Louisiana National Guard will receive more than $240,000 in federal reimbursements for statewide response and recovery efforts. Allen Parish Mosquito Abatement District will receive $113,000 for mosquito abatement from FEMA to reimburse their efforts in the early response to the storm. Louisiana OfficeÃâà...
The Atlantic
December 31, 1999
This echoes governor Earl Long, who was importuned by Leander Perez to use the Louisiana National Guard to resist school integration because the National Guard could effectively fight in the swamps. Long reminded Perez that the feds had the atom bomb. As for the value of an AR-15 in personal homeÃâà...
The Baptist Message
December 31, 1999
PINEVILLE — Major General Glenn H. Curtis, Adjutant General for the Louisiana National Guard, will be the guest speaker at the First@First Leadership Luncheon at First Baptist Church Pineville March 5 at noon. “We are honored to have a person of General Curtis' stature speaking at First@First,” saidÃâà...
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