Governor Jeff Landry announces the extension of Operation Lone Star which will involve the deployment of Louisiana National Guard engineers on July 15th to the southern border. LANG spokesperson Lt. Col. Noel Collins says they will support Texas with border security.
“This period will end around November 11th. So it will be a month longer but its smaller groups of soldiers that are gonna be heading to the border.”
Operation Lone Star began in March when the state sent 50 Louisiana National Guard soldiers for 30 days at a time to the Texas border.
Collins says the engineers will assist in constructing barriers, roads, and other critical infrastructure to enhance border security.
“The Guardsmen seem to be well taken care of and they know that their mission matters and that this is something that they are trained and ready and able to do.”
Collins This move reflects the state’s commitment to collaborating with Texas in addressing border security issues and highlights the growing scope of Operation Lone Star.
“They’re gonna be well equipped to handle anything in Texas and if a hurricane, for example hits the stat they will still be able to respond to that. ”
The Landy Administration says it will cost the state 800-thousand dollars to deploy the National Guard engineers to Texas and that’s how much money is left from the initial allocation for the operation.
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