LOUISIANA GUARD GEARS UP FOR GUSTAV
August 29, 2008
August 29, 2008
BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release:
The Louisiana National Guard has already activated about 3,000 troops who are monitoring and preparing for Tropical Storm Gustav, which is expected to develop into a Category 3 hurricane as it heads toward the Gulf coast.
"Our Soldiers and Airmen are staged and set to deploy to our coastal parishes without hesitation," said Maj. Gen. Bennett Landreneau, adjutant general for the L . . .
The Louisiana National Guard has already activated about 3,000 troops who are monitoring and preparing for Tropical Storm Gustav, which is expected to develop into a Category 3 hurricane as it heads toward the Gulf coast.
"Our Soldiers and Airmen are staged and set to deploy to our coastal parishes without hesitation," said Maj. Gen. Bennett Landreneau, adjutant general for the L . . .