Louisiana
Louisiana Pirate Festival sails ashore Friday – American Press
- A bunch of kids present their pirate spirit, left, at an earlier Louisiana Pirate Pageant. (Particular to the American Press)
The sound of cannon fireplace in Lake Charles — set to be fired Friday in protection of town on the Civic Heart Seawall — will sign the beginning of the 2022 Louisiana Pirate Pageant.
Legend has it that almost three centuries in the past, pirate Jean Lafitte and his band of buccaneers had been fleeing enemy ships and heading west to Galveston, Texas, once they stopped to cover within the waterways of Lake Charles. Amongst these hideouts was Contraband Bayou, the place he’s stated to have buried chests stuffed with silver and gold.
Now a two-week pirate-themed pageant celebrates the Lake Space’s huge leisure and cultural actions whereas additionally benefiting 20 native charitable organizations.
Carnival rides and the Galley Alley meals courtroom and pirate market open at 4 p.m. right now. Experience armbands are $30.
Cannons shall be take a look at fired at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Friday with Jean Lafitte anticipated to land on the seawall at 7 p.m.; Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser will even be on the town to kick off the pageant.
On Saturday, a automotive present, Boy Scout jamboree, emergency responder agility problem, army show, costume contest, cannon demonstration, scuba diving demonstration and boat parade are deliberate. The pageant shall be open 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
The Salty Canine parade is about for two p.m. Sunday and the Louisiana Pirate Pageant Parade Extravaganza will comply with.
The pageant will open at 4 p.m. each day Might 2-6 and midday on Might 7.
Among the many bands featured every Friday and Saturday in the course of the pageant shall be LA Heartbeat, Valerie Web page, Sean Ardoin, Three Sheets, Zydecane, LA Specific, Steelshot, Younger Band Nation, Clay Cormier, Stephen Paul and Parish County Line.
New to the pageant this yr is Gymfit’s Cellular Adventures, an impediment course for youngsters, and the 2022 Rum Revival with greater than 40 rum-based cocktails out there for tasting in addition to beer, wine and Caribbean-themed meals from native eating places.