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Major General Bennett C. Landreneau
is the Adjutant General for Louisiana. He is responsible for the
deployment and coordination of programs, policies and plans
affecting the more than 11,000 members of the Louisiana Army and Air
National Guard.
General
Landreneau was born on October 4, 1947. He graduated from Vidrine
High School and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy from
the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He is a graduate of the
U.S. Army War College.
In June
of 1969, General Landreneau enlisted as a Private in the Louisiana
National Guard. He attended Louisiana State Officer Candidate School
and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1971. During
Operation Desert Storm, he served on active duty in Southwest Asia
as Commander, 527th Engineer Battalion. The General was assigned to
his present position as Adjutant General on November 8, 1997.
A few of
the many distinguished awards that General Landreneau holds are the
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Louisiana
Distinguished Service Medal, the Louisiana Legion of Merit and the
Louisiana War Cross.
General Landreneau is the Chairman of the Army Force
Structure Committee of the Adjutants General Association of the
U.S. He is the Chairman of the Public Safety Recovery Committee of
the Louisiana Recovery Authority, a
member of the Governor's
Military Advisory Board, Louisiana Drug Policy Board and the
Governor’s Homeland Security Advisory Council.
Prior to
his appointment as the Adjutant General, he worked as a civilian
employee with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service for
over 30 years and retired as the Assistant State Conservationist in
1996.
On July
30, 1998, General Landreneau was promoted to the rank of Major
General.
General
Landreneau and his wife, Dolores Fontenot Landreneau, have four
children and six grandchildren |
