Marine Corps League
MCL Department of Louisiana
MCL Department — LA. Marine Corps League Department, meeting — LA.
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Units
| Northeast Louisiana #109 | Detachment 109 · MONROE, LA |
| Houme-Terreboone #475 | Detachment 475 · Houma, LA |
| Acadiana #488 | Detachment 488 · Lafayette, LA |
| Southwest Louisiana #535 | Detachment 535 · Lake Charles, LA |
| Paul E Boyd #579 | Detachment 579 · Metairie, LA |
| St Mary #600 | Detachment 600 · Patterson, LA |
| Jan F Hursey #748 | Detachment 748 · Slidell, LA |
| Choctaw #778 | Detachment 778 · Baton Rouge, LA |
| Gen Walter S McIlhenny #811 | Detachment 811 · New Iberia, LA |
| Floyd L Baxter/Red River #875 | Detachment 875 · Shreveport, LA |
| Florida Parish #893 | Detachment 893 · INDEPENDENCE, LA |
| Bayou Parish #905 | Detachment 905 · Raceland, LA |
| West Cal-Al Worley #1157 | Detachment 1157 · SULPHUR, LA |
| Lt Dronet #1304 | Detachment 1304 · Erath, LA |
| LCPL Justin D. McLeese #1487 | Detachment 1487 · Mandeville, LA |
| Lafourche Chien Diable #1494 | Detachment 1494 · Raceland, LA |
In 1954 a handful of veterans chartered Department — LA. From that first meeting the detachment grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — LA. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — LA. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the detachment might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — LA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
MCL Department of Louisiana. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — LA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — LA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Department fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — LA.
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Years on the calendar — LA
Charter story set in 1954
50 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of MCL Department of Louisiana, written here as the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The members read the names they have been given — LA. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Department. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
MCL Department of Louisiana. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the detachment already knows. The members voted to keep a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — LA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — LA
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Department set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — LA.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the detachment looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — LA.
Officers
Officers
Commandant
Senior Vice Commandant
Adjutant
Paymaster
Chaplain
Sergeant at Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Department — LA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — LA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — LA. MCL Department of Louisiana. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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