SHREVEPORT, La. — Northwest Louisiana will salute its military veterans with two public events this week, an honor ceremony in Bossier City on Friday and the 16th annual Veterans Parade at the Louisiana State Fairgrounds in Shreveport on Sunday afternoon.
The Veterans Celebration Committee is staging both events and wants residents, businesses, civic clubs and veterans organizations to turn out and recognize people who served in uniform and the families who supported them.
First up is the honor program, set for Friday evening, Nov. 13, with doors leading to a 5 p.m. start at the LIVE! Casino Event Center across the river in Bossier City. Retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré will give the main address.
Two days later the celebration moves to Shreveport. The procession starts at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, on the fairgrounds, with a Ruston resident leading the way as grand marshal. He is considered the country’s oldest surviving veteran of World War II.
The parade lands on the same day the State Fair of Louisiana sets aside to thank people in the armed forces. That Sunday, veterans, active-duty troops and their families can enter the fair at no charge by showing a valid military ID, so parade-goers can stay on the grounds after the procession ends.
Both events are open to the public and free to watch. Families planning to attend the parade should expect fair-day crowds and busy parking at the fairgrounds on Sunday afternoon, and organizers are asking local groups to come out in numbers to line the route and cheer.
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