January 2024

La. National Guard chaplains sharpen skills during annual sustainment training at Gillis W. Long Center

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office     NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard chaplains from across the State attended their annual sustainment training at the Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, La., Jan. 19. “Just like medics and judge advocates have to conduct training for continuing education, […]

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LANG engineers assist 101st Airborne with mission

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana National Guard Soldiers from the 830th Engineer Detachment, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade in Monroe, Louisiana, provided engineer support for the Fort Campbell, Kentucky based 101st Airborne Division on January 10, 2023.   “The 101st are conducting

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La. Guard pays it forward while helping one of their own

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – Since 1970, January has been recognized as National Blood Donor Month, and the Louisiana Army National Guard is stepping up with multiple replenishment drives for one of their own, a LAARNG Soldier who was recently diagnosed with Acute Promyeloid Leukemia. Two

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La. Guard provides military sights, sounds and pageantry at inauguration

By Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard provided ceremonial support during the inauguration of Louisiana’s 57th governor, Gov. Jeffrey Martin Landry, at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, on January 7, 2024. In attendance were Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux and

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