Louisiana Army National Guard

Louisiana National Guard honors former adjutant general

By 1st Lt. Rebekah Malone and Sgt. Noshoba Davis, LANG Public Affairs Office SHREVEPORT, La. – Retired Maj. Gen. Ansel ‘Buddy’ M. Stroud Jr., former adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, was laid to rest with military honors at the Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport, July 7. Stroud passed away at the age of […]

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La. Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade conducts annual training

By Sgt. Noshoba Davis, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Representative  PINEVILLE, La. – More than 2,300 Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted their two-week annual training at Fort Polk in Leesville, Camp Beauregard in Pineville and Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, June 4-18. AT gave units the

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La. Guard’s assistant adjutant general visits 139th annual training

By Staff Sgt. Scott D. Longstreet, HHD 139th Regional Support Group CAMP SHELBY, Miss. –The Louisiana National Guard’s 139th Regional Support Group welcomed Maj. Gen. Barry P. Keeling, the assistant adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, to their annual training at Camp Shelby, in Hattiesburg, June 11, as he toured various training locations throughout

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La. Guardsmen train with Coast Guard on water rescues

By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Soldiers of the 832nd Engineer Utilities Detachment out of Plaquemines, 528th Engineer Battalion, conducted water rescue training with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 4-10, District 8th Coastal Region from Baton Rouge on Bayou Sorrel, June 17. “As a National Guard

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Louisiana National Guard’s Engineers welcome new leader

First female to command the 225th Engineer Brigade By Spc. Garrett L. Dipuma, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment NEW ORLEANS – Col. Cindy Haygood, a native of Leesville, took command of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade from Col. Rodney Painting of Amite during an official ceremony at Esler Air Field in Pineville,

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La. Guard promotes Mandeville native to major general

By Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment [metaslider id=9023]  NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard promoted a general officer to the rank of major general during an official pinning ceremony at the Ansel M. Stroud Jr. Military History and Weapons Museum at Jackson Barracks, in New Orleans, May 15. Barry D.

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