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Benjamin Lee State Farm
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For all parade Float Entries: Mandatory Safety Meeting will be held at Willis Knighton Hospital, Bossier, in the large conference room on Monday, Dec. 3 at 6:00 PM. Save the date and
plan to attend to get the new information.
ATTENTION: There are important changes to the parade this year-please print attachments with new route and email to any participants in your group. This year, the parade route will be going in reverse & ending at the ballpark. Parade will be staged and will start at the Farmer’s Market Park. Registration will be at the Farmer’s Market Pavilion beginning at 10:00 AM.
Horse Trailer Parking available at the ballpark.
SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS!
For any questions concerning the parade, please call or text Jill Lucero (318) 230-6956 or Bart DeMoss (318) 505-4738. For additional information, please email bentonrotaryparade@gmail.com.
All parade floats will enter onto Simpson Street from 5th Street, travel West on Simpson Street to the Simpson Street Park.
Line up for the parade starts at Simpson Street at Bossier Street in the order listed below:
1st: EMS & Fire Vehicles
2nd: Dignitaries
3rd: All other floats
Floats will enter the Simpson Street Park on Cabeen Street and will be lines up in the park by Rotary Club Staff.
Parade Route
The parade will start at the Farmers Market park, then travel West on Simpson Street to Lee Street, turn Left (South) onto Lee Street, turn Left (East) onto Old Bellevue Street, turn Left (North) onto Palmetto Road, turn East (right) onto Red River Street and will continue Red River Street to the baseball field park (Benton Sports Complex). The parade ends at the baseball field. There will be NO access for vehicles for parade pickup. Parents will need to walk across the footbridge from the Farmer’s Market area to pick up children and then walk back to festival area.
