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The investigation continues into reports of "shots fired" during a festival at Crab Island near Destin. The "island" is a popular spot for Louisiana vacationers who visit the Florida Panhandle.

Founded in 1941 in Vernon Parish, Fort Polk was named to honor Confederate General Leonidas Polk. In the Summer of 2023, Fort Polk will be renamed.

I am in favor of anything that will make our soldiers more comfortable both physically and mentally, even if it is their undergarments.

Her first helicopter ride was when she was rescued from Hurricane Katrina; now she is a pilot herself. Meet Tatiana Julien. She is the first female Black pilot in Louisiana's Army National Guard, according to a post from NOLA.com. ...

The Digital Garrison App will make life on and around Fort Polk a little easier for soldiers and veterans alike.

Photos were posted to Facebook of the Jeepers lined up along the procession and, in the comments section, Lile's mother took time to thank the Jeepers.

We salute all who have served our country, but Memorial Day is reserved for a special group of men and women.

Drew Brees' military roots run deep.

Watch as Haley Hoon, who is in the U.S. Army, returns home for the holidays.

Last week we told you about Jim Garvin, a Vietnam veteran, who was searching for his friend that was nicknamed, "Louisiana."

This soldier was known as "Louisiana" to his friends some 50 years ago while serving in Vietnam. Could you help us locate him?

I am an American soldier. It's first line of The Soldier's Creed, and the second line of the latest letter I received from my son. Those words are worth more than gold to me.

An animal advocacy group has challenged the Army's plans to remove almost 800 horses from the grounds of Ft. Polk.

A nationwide cutback of troops across the nation will affect personnel at Ft. Polk in Vernon Parish.

Last week, SFC Robert Harter, in preparation for his retirement, stepped down as First Sergeant of the Lafayette Recruiting Company for the United States Army. The video above is the ceremonial "Passing of the Sword", signifying the duties being passed from the "old" to the "new", using a Model 1840 NCO Sword...

I had lunch with a few guys from the Army recruiting command yesterday, during First Sergeant Todd Tourville's last few days in Lafayette.

She hunts, sings, skydives, can fix a car, quit racing motorcycles (only after it threatened to derail her dream of becoming a dentist), AND she's in the Army National Guard:  meet Sergeant Theresa Vail, the first Miss America contestant to bare tattoos.

These are videos of the military doing Carly Rae Jepen's 'Call Me Maybe'.

There will be a ceremony and fundraiser honoring Bret Jacob Menard, an injured Afghanistan veteran, on Sunday in New Iberia.