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On Tuesday, May 2, Camp Beauregard in Pineville hosted a deployment ceremony for the Louisiana National Guard’s 773rd Military Police Battalion.

National News Breakneck pace of crises keeps National Guard away from home In the searing 108-degree heat, far from his Louisiana health care business, Army Col. Scott Desormeaux and his soldiers are on a dusty base near Syrias northern border, helping Syrian rebel forces battle Islamic State militants and keeping an eye on Russian troops in the region. by Associated Press Aug. 3 2021 @ 8:30pm In this May 21, 2021, photo Col. Scott Desormeaux, who is with the Louisiana National Guard, talks to...