Louisiana Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==National Guard== Louisiana has more than 9,000 soldiers in the [[Louisiana Army National Guard]], including the [[225th Engineer Brigade]] and the [[256th Infantry Brigade]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Louisiana National Guard—Louisiana National Guard|url=https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/|access-date=October 28, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031074828/https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both these units have served overseas during the [[War on Terror]].<ref>{{cite web|title=225th Engineer Brigade—Louisiana National Guard|url=https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/225th-engineer-brigade/|access-date=October 28, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031053521/https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/225th-engineer-brigade/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team—Louisiana National Guard|url=https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/256th-infantry-brigade-combat-team/|access-date=October 28, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031073956/https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/256th-infantry-brigade-combat-team/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Louisiana Air National Guard]] has more than 2,000 airmen, and its 159th Fighter Wing has likewise seen combat.<ref>{{cite web|title=159th Fighter Wing—Louisiana National Guard|url=https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/159th-fighter-wing/|access-date=October 28, 2020|archive-date=October 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031031620/https://geauxguard.la.gov/organization/louisiana-national-guard/159th-fighter-wing/|url-status=live}}</ref> Training sites in the state include [[Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville]] near [[Pineville, LA|Pineville]], Camp Villere near [[Slidell, LA|Slidell]], Camp Minden near [[Minden, LA|Minden]], [[England Air Park]] (formerly [[England Air Force Base]]) near [[Alexandria, LA|Alexandria]], Gillis Long Center near [[Carville, LA|Carville]], and [[Jackson Barracks]] in [[New Orleans]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page