Beginning in 1943, Fort Polk also served as a military prison for German prisoners of war.

Source: https://kpel965.com/ixp/33/p/fort-polk-renamed-fort-johnson/

Mincey was living in Fort Polk base housing with his wife and her two daughters when the two girls —who were 6 and 9 at the time — told their mother that Mincey was sexually abusing them, Brown said.

Source: https://www.americanpress.com/2023/03/01/former-fort-polk-soldier-sentenced-to-50-years-for-sexually-abusing-stepdaughters/

The US Army on Tuesday will officially rename Louisiana’s Fort Polk military base.

Source: https://krdo.com/politics/cnn-us-politics/2023/06/13/fort-polk-to-be-renamed-fort-johnson-to-honor-world-war-i-hero/