By Spc. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PIONEER, La. – For the past two weeks, Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard’s 921st Engineer Company, 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade have been conducting their annual training with a special project just down the road from their armory. The troops, from a detachment […]
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By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The village of Tickfaw named a street in honor of Spc. Christopher Drake, a 20-year-old Louisiana National Guardsman killed in Afghanistan in 2013, during a ceremony July 11. Previously known as Third Street, Chris Drake Drive runs near Tickfaw City Hall. “I
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By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Units of the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from across the state gathered to work together during annual training at Fort Polk, May 31 – June 13. The training gave the troops an extended opportunity to refine their
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By Sgt. Michael Farrar, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard received the prestigious Army Award for Maintenance Excellence in two categories at the 11th annual Chief of Staff of the Army’s Combined Logistics Excellence Awards (CLEA) at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, June 10th. CLEA is an Army
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By Spc. Joshua Barnett, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard continues its flood fight in assisting local, parish and state officials, as directed by Gov. Bobby Jindal, by hauling assets and sandbags, assisting construction efforts, and positioning teams to assess potentially affected areas. Recently, Guardsmen have been
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By Staff Sgt. Denis Ricou, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard is continuing to assist local, parish and state officials, as directed by Governor Bobby Jindal, by hauling assets, assisting construction efforts, and positioning teams to assess potentially affected areas. “The Louisiana National Guard has been on
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