RIVER PARISHES, La. (WAFB) - Papa Noel is coming down the Mississippi River for Christmas, but he’s not the only one traveling a long distance for Christmas. RELATED: River parishes ready bonfires for ...
MICHAEL: AROUND 200 BONFIRES ARE LIT HERE ON THE LEVEE IN THE RIVER PARISHES. SOME ARE STILL GOING. WHILE MANY FAMILIES SIT AROUND THE DINNER TABLE ON CHRISTMAS EVE, THOUSANDS SPENT IT HERE AT THE ...
Along the Mississippi River levee, stretching for miles near Gramercy and Garyville, thousands of people come out throughout December to enjoy the preparations for and the burning of bonfires that ...
NEW ORLEANS — In the amber glow of levee bonfires, faces gaze on a long-time tradition in St. James Parish. “This is what we grew up doing and loving so it means a whole lot to this entire parish,” ...