Until recently, if you wanted to join the Coast Guard, you had to go to Dallas or New Orleans to the recruiting office. "Historically, there's not been a Coast Guard presence in Shreveport.

Repairs are still needed at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor in New Castle, following a winter storm in 2024 that caused $24 million in damage.

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a barge worker who went missing in the Mississippi River Wednesday afternoon. Family confirmed that the barge worker was Rico Williams.

The Coast Guard’s new commercial icebreaker is enroute to the West Coast ahead of its August commissioning in Alaska, marking a milestone in the effort to rebuild U.S. defenses in the Arctic Region.

Coast Guard warns beachgoers after phosphorus pyrotechnic found on Montrose Beach. Pyrotechnics remain armed and can reach temperatures of 2900 degrees Fahrenheit.

SHREVEPORT, La. - Local officials, military members, and residents gathered Thursday afternoon at Stoner Boat Launch to honor the service and sacrifice of the U.S. Coast Guard.

WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard needs a service secretary and must grow its force by 15,500 people by 2028 to reverse its “downward readiness spiral,” according to Homeland Security Secretary ...

President Donald Trump will nominate Adm. Kevin Lunday, the acting Coast Guard commandant, to fill the vacancy.

Coast Guard Academy commencement speaker Kristi Noem spoke about Trump’s vision for the military branch as protesters filled a nearby park.

“The Coast Guard today is at the lowest point of readiness than at any other time since the end of World War II, 80 years ago. Now that didn’t just happen.

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and the Coast Guard said four people were saved and their boat was towed to shore Friday afternoon.