NBC 10 News Today: 135 Louisiana National Guardsmen are heading DC
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Louisiana National Guard troops are being deployed to Washington, D.C., to serve as military police in an effort to bolster security around federal buildings and national monuments. The deployment comes as part of a broader initiative involving over one thousand National Guardsmen from Louisiana and five other states. The troops will […]
NEW ORLEANS (WNTZ) – The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) is preparing to deploy up to 1,000 Guardsmen across the state in support of local and state law enforcement agencies, pending federal approval of Title 32 USC 502(f) funding, officials announced Tuesday. According to Maj. Gen. Thomas C. Friloux, Louisiana’s adjutant…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Governor Jeff Landry approved the deployment of the Louisiana National Guard (LANG) to Washington, D.C., on Monday. According to a news release, LANG is being activated to assist and support the Metropolitan Police Department, the District of Columbia National Guard, and the D.C. local…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Gov. Jeff Landry hopes to see National Guard troops activated in Louisiana by around Thanksgiving. He said his administration has been in conversation with the Department of War to put plans in place. The governor requested the activation of up to 1,000 troops on…