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The Louisiana Army National Guard may be called into federal service in response to a call by the President or U.S. Congress. Currently, there are approximately 11,500 soldiers serving in the Louisiana Army National Guard, organized into 74 units in 44 parishes (56 armory locations) across the state.
Louisiana National Guardsmen evacuating citizens from Port Sulphur Louisiana National Guardsmen from the Honor Guard team fire their rifles to commemorate the Battle of New Orleans during a ceremony in Jackson Square, New Orleans, January 8, 2010, at an event sponsored by the U.S. Daughters of 1812
The lineage from which the 528th Engineer Battalion has evolved, can be traced back over 200 years. Records in the Louisiana National Guard archives list this area's National Guard: as the Ouachita Company of Infantry in 1786, (That was the same year Don Juan Filhiol was commissioned by Governor Miro to establish a post here in Monroe, Louisiana, which was later named Fort Miro).
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It is operated and owned by the Louisiana National Guard as one of their main training areas. The current base covers 12,500 acres (51 km 2) and is home to many different units and elements of the Louisiana Army National Guard. The camp was originally named for Louisiana native and Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. [1]
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The brigade was established in 1967, as part of an initiative by Secretary of Defense McNamara to reduce the number of National Guard divisions while increasing the number of brigades. The 256th replaced a brigade from the 39th Infantry Division in the Louisiana Army National Guard. The brigade was part of the Selected Reserve Force from 1967 ...
Jackson Barracks is the headquarters of the Louisiana National Guard.It is located in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana.The base was established in 1834 and was originally known as New Orleans Barracks.