Camp Beauregard will be officially renamed as the Louisiana National Guard Training Center in Pineville later this year. Lt. Col Noel Collins said through the guidance of the training installation was given a new moniker.
“We are trying to be inclusive so that we value each and every one of the service members of our organization, our civilian employees, and our family members,” said Collins.
Camp Beauregard was originally named after PGT Beauregard who served as a general in the Confederate army and because the installation is owned by the state it was not subject to redesignation like Fort Polk which will be named Fort Johnson later this year.
Collins said they accepted more than 200 original name submissions from the public last year and the redesignation committee then narrowed down the list of choices.
“And ultimately we had a final six names that were submitted to the Adjunct General for his consideration on the redesignation,” said Collins.
In addition to having a new name that reflects the values of service members and civilian employees, Collins said the name choice also indicates the installation’s location in Rapides Parish.
“It’s reflecting the community. It reflects the local area, the region as it has Pineville in its name and that’s where this name hopes to bring all of that together,” said Collins.
A ceremony for the designation of the installation will be held in the Fall.
Comments