{"id":49891,"date":"2022-11-18T14:03:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T14:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/11\/18\/louisiana-guard-fires-brigade-commander-over-inappropriate-texts\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:14:44","slug":"louisiana-guard-fires-brigade-commander-over-inappropriate-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/11\/18\/louisiana-guard-fires-brigade-commander-over-inappropriate-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Guard fires brigade commander over \u2018inappropriate\u2019 texts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Louisiana National Guard has relieved the commander of its 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the state\u2019s historic Jackson Barracks, located in east New Orleans, Army Times has learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to emailed questions from Army Times, a spokesperson for the Louisiana Guard, Lt. Col. Noel Collins, confirmed the <\/b>state\u2019s top general, Maj. Gen. D. Keith Waddell, removed Col. Scott Desormeaux from his role leading the state\u2019s historic Tiger Brigade on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move was \u201ceffective immediately,\u201d Collins added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desormeaux was relieved after an administrative investigation \u201cfound that COL Desormeaux sent inappropriate text messages to other service members,\u201d the spokesperson said. An Army Regulation 15-6 investigating officer\u2019s \u201cfindings…substantiated violations of\u201d the Louisiana Code of Military Justice\u2019s rules against conduct unbecoming an officer and undermining good order and discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desormeaux did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment from Army Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full-time service members in the Guard often have two assignments. The colonel had commanded the infantry brigade in his part-time capacity since November 2019, according to his LinkedIn profile, and his role overseeing Jackson Barracks began in March 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collins noted that Desormeaux presided over the 256th IBCT\u2019s \u201csuccessful\u201d 2020-2021 deployment to Iraq, Syria and other countries in the Central Command area of responsibility. During the same period, a contingent from the brigade went to the U.S.-Mexico border as part of the federally controlled Guard mission to assist the Department of Homeland Security there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both missions saw incidents of misconduct, such as a captain\u2019s assault against a subordinate<\/a> in a promotion ceremony in Jordan. The officer charged in that case, Capt. Billy Joe Crosby, was allowed to retire and receive his pension thanks to a plea deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\t