New Camp Beauregard namesake is historically unknown

New Camp Beauregard namesake is historically unknown

A memorial to Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard in St. Bernard Parish, pictured in July 2025. (Piper Hutchinson/Louisiana Illuminator)ST. BERNARD PARISH — Before being elevated by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, the slave-owning new namesake of the state’s largest National Guard training facility was at best a footnote in history, according to a review of what few documents are available to trace his background.  Camp Beauregard, founded in 1917…