Story by Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo | Louisiana National Guard | 05.25.2011
Approximately 40 Louisiana National Guardsmen assisting the Jefferson Parish Sheriff Office in the search and successful rescue for Dr. Francisco Piedrahita, the missing Columbian University rector, for the past two days in the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Marrero....
Story by Sgt. Rebekah Malone | Louisiana National Guard | 05.18.2011
Louisiana National Guardsmen stand ready while moving quickly as they train to perform search and rescue missions in the event citizens need assistance as flood waters from the swollen Mississippi River rise....
Story by Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo | Louisiana National Guard | 05.16.2011
Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard race the clock continuing their efforts to protect cities in southern Louisiana from possible flooding following the opening of the Morganza Spillway, May 16....
Story by Sgt. Rebekah Malone | Louisiana National Guard | 05.14.2011
More than 25 Louisiana National Guard members from the 769th Engineer Battalion have spent the last nine days walking portions of the 72-miles of levee that protect Concordia Parish residents from the brimming Mississippi River in search of sand boils and seepage, May 14. ...