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 ...

Albany, NY (WRGB) — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that his administration will rename several U.S. Army bases, reversing a 2023 effort that had stripped references to Confederate figures.

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.

FORT POLK, La. (KALB) - On July 11, 2025, the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk held a re-designation ceremony to officially install the base as Fort Polk once again. “In designating this ...

Albany, NY (WRGB) — U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer has strongly criticized President Trump's decision to rename Fort Johnson back to Fort Polk, calling it "a vile insult" to the legacy of Sgt. William ...

Two years ago, Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, shedding its Confederate namesake and honoring a Black World War I hero. On Friday, Louisiana's largest military installation became Fort Polk once again.

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 ...

Fort Johnson, previously renamed from Fort Polk, will revert to its original name. President Trump announced the reversal during a speech commemorating the U.S. Army's 250th birthday. Fort Polk was ...