CALLING ALL VENDORS

🎉 Calling All Vendors! 🎉 We are excited to announce our upcoming State Convention in Alexandria, LA — and we’re looking for vendors to join us! 🗓️ Event Dates: June 26-29, 2025 📍 Location: Randolph Riverfront Convention Center, Alexandria, LA This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your products or services to veterans, their families, and community leaders from across the state! ✅ High foot traffic ✅ Networking opportunities ✅ Support a great cause Click the link below if you are interested!

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VFW DAY OF SERVICE

VFW Day of Service - May 3, 2025 Our inaugural VFW Day of Service – a day dedicated to service led by veterans throughout our nation and the world – kicks off the first Saturday in May. Can we count you in?

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2024-2025 ALL STATE

It's never to early to make sure your Post is on track to qualify for the 2024-2025 All State Team!

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Memorial Day

Don't forget to remember those who sacrificed this Memorial Day! NOW is the time to make sure your Post has Buddy Poppies for Memorial Day!

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94th State Convention

State Convention June 26-29, 2025 The Bentley Hotel/Randolph Riverfront Center Alexandria, LA

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126th National Convention

Every year, thousands of VFW and Auxiliary delegates gather to represent the organization’s total membership of more than 1.5 million at the weeklong VFW National Convention. While there, our mission is to approve new national priorities to guide our organization as we lobby Congress on issues important to the nation’s veterans, service members and their families. Convention delegates also elect new leadership, as well as recognize prominent individuals and organizations for their support of veterans and military personnel. Scheduled for August 9-14, 2025, the 126th VFW National Convention will be held in Columbus, Ohio!

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LDVA Guide To Veterans Benefits

Want to know more about LDVA? Check out the latest edition of our LDVA Veteran Services Guidebook by clicking the link below! In the guidebook you will find a message from Secretary Strickland as well as an overview of the programs and services we offer Louisiana’s 283,000 veterans and their families. If you would like a hard copy, please email veteran@la.gov.

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2024 Council of Administration & School of Instruction

Calling all newly elected Post Officers.

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93rd State Convention

We invite all VFW and VFW Auxiliary Members to our 93rd Annual State Convention June 27-30, 2024 in Alexandria, LA!

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National News

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VFW Names 2025 Top National Teachers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is proud to announce the selection of the national top three teachers in its...

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VFW Honors the Nation's Gulf War Veterans

WASHINGTON - April 11 marks the 34th anniversary of the formal end to the Persian Gulf War, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)...

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2024-2025 COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION
 
On June 30, 2024 the following members of the Council of Administration were installed during the Joint Installation Ceremony.

STATE COMMANDER– DEBBIE MCELHANNON
STATE SR. VICE– JAMES PRESTENBACK
STATE JR. VICE– SHAREE ARENDS
STATE ADJUTANT– CARL KARNISH
STATE QUARTERMASTER– ELVIN R. BASS
STATE JUDGE ADVOCATE– AARON LAWRENCE
STATE CHAPLAIN– DAVID FIELD
STATE SURGEON– LAWRENCE "LARRY” KOONS
STATE INSPECTOR– PHIL GALLET
CHIEF OF STAFF– FEDERICO MAX ARENDS III
JR. PAST STATE COMMANDER– RON DELANEY

DIST 2– LANCE ELLIS 
DIST 3– MURDOCK GILMORE
DIST 4– DON REBER
DIST 5– ERNEST MITCHELL 
DIST 7– DENNIS HART
DIST 8 - ROBERT REISZ
DIST 9– MITCHELL COTA
DIST 10– JAMES RABALAIS
DIST 11– PHILIP LAWRENCE
DIST 12 - WALTER KORB 

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