Louisiana Army National Guard

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion hosted a Partnership for Your Success signing ceremony at the Louisiana State Police Headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 8. PaYS is a strategic partnership between the U.S. Army and a cross section […]

By Staff Sgt. David Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – House Bill 485, sponsored by Rep. Ken Brass, which created the Louisiana National Guard Patriot Scholarship Program, was signed into law by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on June 9 and went into effect on August 1. The Louisiana National Guard

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Camp Cook is home to the 1st Battalion Noncommissioned Officer Academy (BN NCOA), 199th Regiment (RTI-LA), and hosts a Multi-Component Cadre Basic Leader Course (MCC-BLC). This provides institutional training directed within the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System. BLC is the first course

By Capt. Peter Drasutis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS, La. – Maj. Gen. Keith Waddell, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, and Command Sgt. Maj. Clifford Ockman, the command senior enlisted leader of the Louisiana National Guard, along with members of the Louisiana National Guard command staff and honored guest Paul