Fort Polk will be renamed after Gen. James H. Polk on July 11. The base was briefly named Fort Johnson after Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black World War I hero. The renaming reverts a previous ...

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 Dental Health Activity at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk cased its colors during a deactivation ceremony today, formally ending more than 70 years of dedicated ...

The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk will hold a garrison Renaming Ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday, July 11, in honor of Gen. James H. Polk, states a release issued by the Vernon Parish ...