Louisiana Guardsmen construct flood barriers in CENLA

Photo By Master Sgt. TobyT Valadie | Louisiana National Guardsmen with the 844th Engineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, construct a sandbag barrier wall around Dupree #23 Pump Station in Pineville, La, June 10. Guardsmen have been working to protect homes and infrastructure from rising water due to flooding along the Red River throughout Northwest and Central Louisiana. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby Valadie/Released)  

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES

06.12.2015

Story by Spc. Joshua Barnett 

Louisiana National Guard

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard continues its flood fight in assisting local, parish and state officials, as directed by Gov. Bobby Jindal, by hauling assets and sandbags, assisting construction efforts, and positioning teams to assess potentially affected areas.

Recently, Guardsmen have been working to protect homes and infrastructure from rising water by constructing barriers along the Red River in Central Louisiana.

Louisiana’s Guardsmen remain ready and equipped to stand up at any moment to protect lives and property, maintain communications, and ensure the continuity of operations and government.

• Date Taken: 06.12.2015
• Date Posted: 06.12.2015 19:30
• Story ID: 166497
• Location: BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, US