PINEVILLE, LA (WVUE) - Before the United States declared war and joined the battles of World War II, the state of Louisiana was hosting a massive war game. The Army's practice field stretched from one corner of the state to the other, with the center of activity near Alexandria. FOX 8's Dave McNamara has that story in tonight's Heart of Louisiana.
It was 1941. The German war machine was invading its European neighbors and America was rebuilding its army.