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Students at these academies are organized as cadets, and graduate with appropriate licenses from the U.S. Coast Guard and/or the U.S. Merchant Marine.While not immediately offered a commission as an officer within a service, cadets do have the opportunity to participate in commissioning programs like the Strategic Sealift Officer Program (Navy) and Maritime Academy Graduate (Coast Guard).
The base has a charter K-8 school, Belle Chasse Academy. [12] The school opened on September 5, 2002. [13] The entire parish is in the Plaquemines Parish School Board school district. [14] The school district schools in Belle Chasse are where the base is assigned to. [12] Belle Chasse High School is the Belle Chasse area high school.
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]
On January 2, 1860, the college opened with five professors and 19 cadets. In March 1860, the school's name was changed to Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy (le Lycee Scientifique et Militaire de l'Etat de la Louisiane). The state's general assembly allowed for as many as 150 cadets, with scholarships for boarding expenses.
Bossier Parish Community College was recognized Thursday as a Top 10 Military Friendly School and Top 10 Military Friendly Spouse School for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Louisiana State University was founded by the Louisiana General Assembly in 1853. It was founded under the name Louisiana State Seminary of Learning & Military Academy and was located near Pineville. The first academic session began on January 2, 1860, with General William Tecumseh Sherman of Ohio as superintendent. [4]
The United States service academies, also known as United States military academies, are federal academies for the undergraduate education and training of commissioned officers for the United States Armed Forces. There are five U.S. service academies: The United States Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York, founded in 1802
(The Center Square) — The U.S. fiscal 2025 national defense budget includes over $300 million dedicated for Louisiana bases, programs and vessels. The budget, called the Servicemember Quality of ...