May 18, 2010-
Change of Command Ceremony at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (Belle Chasse NAS JRB).
The Patriot Guard Riders are honored to participate with the servicemen & women of the base in this CoC ceremony.

Pictures of the Change of Command Ceremony

The Change of Command ceremony is a time-honored tradition. It is a formal ritual. Conducted before the assembled company of the base command, as well as honored guests and dignataries. The Change of Command ceremony is unique in the world. It is a transfer of total responsibility from one individual to another.

Captain William 'Bill' Snyder hands over command to Captain Thomas Luscher.

Location

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It's time for the ABATE Ride for your Rights Poker Run & Party!

Registration: 10am at Daiquiri Depot (YaYa's), corner of Hwy 190 & Hwy 25 in Covington.
1st bike out - 10:30
$15/hand.

Music by; Band of Brother
Door Prizes, Bike Games, Raffles, 50/50, Food & Biker Vendors
Rally site: Talisheek Grocery- Hwy 435 in beautiful Talisheek, LA

Sponsored by A.B.A.T.E. of Louisiana
It's your turn to Ride For your Rights (or lose them)...

For more info, contact:
Jason @ Talisheek Grocery - 985-886-2262

Location

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The 2nd Annual Bike Week New Orleans - May 5-9, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The first New Orleans Bike Week was a big hit, and the 2nd one was supposed to be even bigger.
See our day-to-day Bike Week picture galleries here!

Check out the music line up and complete schedule of events at BikeWeekNewOrleans.com!
Seems like the forum on the Bike Week website has disappeared, so leave your comments & see what others have to say...

Now in its' second year, Bike Week New Orleans is a festival for anyone who loves motorcycles, in the heart of a city that parties like no other.
New Orleans is the ideal location - a city that possesses diversity, southern hospitality, a wealth of activities, cuisine, scenery and pleasures -- all in a day's ride.

They had two locations - the main event venue in the Hilton Riverwalk Whale lot, right on the banks of the Mississippi.
3-acres of live music, motorcycle entertainment, local and industry vendors, New Orleans cuisine, and of course Broken Spoke bars everywhere you look!
The second location is at the House of Blues the French Quarter where you'll enjoy a New Orleans party with more live music, the finest bartenders and a Midnight Madness celebration - just for Bike Week ticket holders!

- Information courtesy of the Broken Spoke:
Music & Bike Entertainment Day and Night ... The New Orleans way!
Broken Spoke Saloon and Entertainment Venue (more info here)

Also at the "Spoke" ...

"Pam the Patch Lady" from Get 'cho Patch On (you've seen her booth at all the biker events)
presents a poker run to benefit her son, Rodney (Lil Rod) Boudwin who was diagnosed with testicular cancer last year.

Registration starts at Big Al's Saloon & Blues on the Westbank Expy at 9am
1st bike out at 11am - $15/rider, $10/passenger.

Stops to include:
McGuire's Pit Stop on Jefferson Hwy
The Handle Bar, 520 Destrehan Av, Harvey, La
Tyler's Pool Hall, 2404 Belle Chasse Hwy, Gretna
Blue Angel Lounge, 9670 Belle Chasse Hwy, Belle Chasse
and ends back at Big Al's Saloon.

Music by the Troubleshooters
Win a fishing trip for 2 from BC Charters in Port Sulpher, LA
50/50 raffles! FREE Food!
Vendors including:
Jandy Leather from Slidell
Mudbug Chain Maille
CMA, ABATE & more...

Location

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Get ready for the Louisiana Motorcycle Awareness and Safety Rally in Baton Rouge.
12 noon, April 25th, 2010 at the Louisiana State Capitol Building.

Speakers:
Col. Mike Edmonson - Superintendent of the LA State Police
Col. John LeBlanc - Exec Director of LA Highway Safety Commission
Mert Smiley - State Rep, District 88

Reception to follow at Baton Rouge Harley-Davidson
1:30-4pm
5853 Siegen Ln, Baton Rouge LA 70809

Check out the MAC Rally photo gallery here.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has proclaimed May as Motorcycle Awareness Month!

Location

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Another brave US Army soldier has passed on.
The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died April 7 in Mosul, Iraq, when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. The Soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Stewart, Ga..

SPC Anthony Blount, 21, of Petal, MS, died Wednesday during a roadside blast in northern Iraq, according to family.
Blount was serving with the 164th Infantry Bravo Company. He joined the Army roughly a year ago, his father, Billy Blount, said.
“It’s been pretty rough, a lot of our cell phones have been going off,” Billy Blount said. “It’s great, I mean, the morning after we found out... a guy from his unit who was on leave came and talked with us and cried with us.”
Anthony Blount’s wife, Amanda, is eight months pregnant with his daughter, Avery. He was scheduled for a leave to see her birth, Billy said.
For more information, read Saturday’s Hattiesburg American.

Here are a few photos from Saturday's Mission.