MILITARY AFFAIRS: Expresses support for the continued operations of the Louisiana National Guard at Camp Beauregard in Pineville and commends the accomplishments of the Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Roy Adams and 30 co-sponsors

Louisiana expresses formal support for Camp Beauregard as a key LANG training and operations site and recognizes the LANG Youth Challenge Program’s role in helping at-risk youth th

Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.

1) Purpose and Intent

HCR 11 is a House Concurrent Resolution expressing political support for:

The continued operations of the Louisiana National Guard (LANG) at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, Louisiana.
Commending the accomplishments of the Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program (LCYP), a program designed to assist at-risk youth.

2) Key Provisions and Changes

The resolution does not authorize new funding, mandate actions, or create new programs. Instead, it:

Reaffirms legislative support for Camp Beauregard as a primary training, pre-mobilization, staging, and logistical facility for LANG.
Recognizes Camp Beauregard’s role in federal and state military readiness and emergency operations.
Highlights Camp Beauregard as a site hosting one of three LANG Youth Challenge Programs.
Details the Youth Challenge Program’s purpose and structure, including:
An eleven- to seventeen-month framework (the text specifies a seventeen-month program with a five-month residential phase and a twelve-month post-residential phase, though it should be noted as described in the bill).
Eight core components: life coping skills, academic excellence, job skills, responsible citizenship, leadership/followership, health and hygiene, service to the community, and physical fitness.
Locations for the residential phase: Camp Minden (near Shreveport), Camp Beauregard Training Center, and The Gillis W. Long Center (near Baton Rouge).
Post-residential support intended to help graduates pursue education, training, employment, or military enlistment with the assistance of case managers and community mentors.

3) Affected Parties and Stakeholders

Primary focus:

Louisiana National Guard personnel and leadership, especially at Camp Beauregard.
Youth participants in the LANG Youth Challenge Program at Camp Beauregard (and the other residential sites listed).

Secondary impacts:

Local communities around Camp Beauregard (Pineville) and broader state emergency operations and training readiness.
Entities involved in juvenile and alternative-education programs that interact with the Youth Challenge Program.

4) Procedural and Timeline Aspects

Status: Introduced and Engrossed in the 2026 Regular Session.

Action history note: The bill was read by title and referred to the Judiciary Committee on March 10, 2026.

No fiscal provisions or mandatory changes are included in the text of the resolution. It functions as a formal expression of legislative support and commendation.

5) Additional Context

Camp Beauregard has historical significance dating back to World War I and serves as a key site for training, mobilization, and emergency response for both federal and state missions.

The Youth Challenge Program is an alternative-education option for youth ages 16 to 18, intended to foster positive life outcomes and help graduates transition to further education, training, or employment.

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