Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville

For the American Civil War site, see Camp Beauregard Memorial.

Training Center Pineville from the air, 2005 or earlier.
Location of the camp

Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville (previously Camp Beauregard) is a Louisiana National Guard installation located northeast of Pineville, Louisiana, primarily in Rapides Parish, but also extending northward into Grant Parish. It is operated and owned by the Louisiana National Guard as one of their main training areas.

The current base covers 12,500 acres (51 km2) and is home to many different units and elements of the Louisiana Army National Guard. The camp was originally named for Louisiana native and Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard.[1] Camp Beauregard was one of ten U.S. Army installations named for former Confederate Generals.[2]

Inspired by the work of the Federal Naming Commission, the Louisiana National Guard began the process of soliciting potential replacement names for Camp Beauregard from the general public in September 2022 even though the State of Louisiana was not legally required to do so.[3] In March 2023, a list of six names were sent to Louisiana Army National Guard Adjutant General, Major General Keith Waddell, for his consideration.[4] The Louisiana Army National Guard announced in April 2023 that the military installation would be renamed Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville later that year.[5] The name change occurred in October 2023.[6]

  1. ^ "Camp Beauregard, near Alexandria Louisiana in World War II". Alexandria-louisiana.com. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  2. ^ Levenson, Michael (June 11, 2020). "These Are the 10 U.S. Army Installations Named for Confederates". New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Martinez, Melinda (September 8, 2022). "Most at meeting oppose name change but Camp Beauregard will get new name in 2023". Town Talk.
  4. ^ "La. National Guard releases names under consideration for Camp Beauregard". Town Talk. March 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Roberts III, Faimon A. (April 17, 2023). "The name of a Confederate is coming down off this state facility. See what the new name will be". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.
  6. ^ Vedros, Colin (October 18, 2023). "New name redesignation held for Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville". KALB-TV. Retrieved October 22, 2023.