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Louisiana Army National Guard water-drop operations continue in Caddo Parish BATON ROUGE, La.—After successfully suppressing wildfires in Caddo Parish, Governor Bobby Jindal ordered the Louisiana National Guard to begin additional aerial firefighting operations in the Vivian area, Sept. 8. The LANG’s firefighting mission ended yesterday due to the containment of the fire and successful suppression […]

BATON ROUGE – Governor Bobby Jindal announced today that the Louisiana National Guard’s UH-60 Black Hawks have surpassed the mark of one million gallons of water dropped in the aerial firefight against the marsh fires in the Bayou Sauvage area. Governor Jindal said, “Our guardsmen have worked tirelessly to fight the fire and smoke so

Five additional Black Hawks join the fight BATON ROUGE, La. – At the direction of the Governor, the Louisiana National Guard continued assisting the city of New Orleans with aerial firefighting and saw a significant impact in the marshes of the Bayou Sauvage area, Aug. 31. As of this evening, the LANG dropped more than