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Faimon Roberts: Changing Fort Johnson's name back to Fort Polk is a cynical move. Here's why.

In 2023, when the U.S. Department of Defense changed of the name of Fort Polk to remove the stain of honoring a Confederate, slaveholding Episcopal bishop, many in Louisiana railed against the move.
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Archaeology, history, and predictive modeling research at Fort Polk, 1972-2002 / David G. Anderson and Steven D. Smith ; with contributions by J.W. Joseph and Mary Beth Reed

Environmental setting -- Previous cultural resource investigations in the vicinity of Fort Polk -- Prehistoric settlement analyses and predictive modeling in west-central Louisiana -- The 1988 and ...
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Back to Fort Polk? President Trump announces Fort Johnson name to be changed

This story has been updated with additional information. Vernon Parish's Fort Johnson, which had its name changed less than two years ago after a federal commission suggested new names for military ...
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Fort Polk redesignation ceremony honors past, future

FORT POLK, La. — The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk held a redesignation ceremony honoring General James H. Polk July 11 at Woodfill Hall. Polk commanded the 3rd Mechanized Calvary ...
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Fort Polk remembers Sept. 11 attack

FORT POLK, La. (KPLC) - This morning at Fort Polk, soldiers, first responders, and the community marked the anniversary of the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001. Today’s remembrance connected the ...