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Military installation renaming commission narrows down list to 100
Vernon Parish officials and residents are one step closer to learning what the new moniker for its military ... Read more
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Fort Polk units at increased readiness status over Russia-Ukraine tension
Troops at Fort Polk are at an “increased readiness posture” as tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine, according ... Read more
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Fort Polk welcomes Nielson as senior enlisted soldier
An Assumption of Responsibility ceremony was held at Fort Polk recently to welcome Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen R. ... Read more
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‘Listening session’ planned on Fort Polk name change
A public meeting with the commission charged with renaming Fort Polk and other military bases across the U.S. ... Read more
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Fort Polk Progress to hold community briefing
Fort Polk Progress chairman and Leesville Mayor Rick Allen will be leading a community meeting next month that ... Read more
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Fort Polk soldiers charged in DeRidder drive-by shooting
Four active-duty soldiers assigned to Fort Polk were arrested on Tuesday and charged with shooting at a DeRidder ... Read more
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$111 million set aside for Fort Polk in advancing defense legislation
The Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense budget, which includes priorities for three Louisiana military bases, was passed by ... Read more
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Potential new evidence in 30-year-old cold case
Pamela Sleezer Vernon Parish investigators are cautiously optimistic that they may have obtained new evidence in a murder ... Read more
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Fort Polk observes U.S. Army’s 246th birthday
Pamela Sleezer Fort Polk and its Joint Readiness Training Center honored the Army’s 246th birthday with a special ... Read more
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Fort Polk horses likely descendants of ‘globally rare’ breed
Pamela Sleezer New DNA research conducted on horses rounded up and removed from Fort Polk over the past ... Read more