Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard began providing shelter support to the Baton Rouge River Center last night, as directed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, following search and rescue operations due to heavy flash flooding in 12 parishes since operations began, Aug. 14. “As conditions change we […]
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Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard has rescued nearly 3,400 people and 400 pets during search and rescue operations due to heavy flash flooding in 12 parishes since operations began, Aug. 12. Nearly 1,700 personnel are mobilized and nearly 195 high-water vehicles tasked or staged to assist local,
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Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard has rescued nearly 500 people and 61 pets during search and rescue operations due to heavy flash flooding in seven different parishes, including 15 rescues by air, during the last 24 hours. More than 1,000 personnel are mobilized and nearly 170 high-water
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By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, LANG Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Command partnered with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s football team for a leadership and teamwork exercise at the leadership reaction course at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, July 8. The Ragin’ Cajuns sent 15 seniors to participate in
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By Sgt. Renee Seruntine, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Louisiana National Guard METAIRIE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard and the East Jefferson General Hospital practiced an aeromedical evacuation using role players acting as patients as part of the Vigilant Guard 2016 exercise in Metairie, April 15. Vigilant Guard is a federally funded exercise to
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By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard hosted Vigilant Guard 2016, a federally funded exercise to prepare for all-hazards response and emergency operations, April 11-16. The exercise scenario tested the LANG’s response to a simulated Category 3 hurricane that made landfall on the Louisiana coast. “Vigilant Guard 2016
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