[Jones Creek Cmas Parade 2023 ]
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND WELCOME TO THE 2023 DRONES CREEK AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION'S CHRISTMAS PARADE ALONGSIDE DAMIEN COLLADO.
I'M BRIAN HALANE, AND WE'RE JUST MOMENTS AWAY FROM THINGS GETTING STARTED, AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, IT MIGHT BE BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS.
IT'S ALSO BEGINNING TO FEEL A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS.
WE'RE ON A BRISK SUNDAY AFTERNOON HERE OUT ON JONES CREEK.
UH, WE'VE GOT A GREAT PARADE LINED UP.
75 UNITS AMONG THEM ARE GRAND MARSHALL FOR THE YEAR.
AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT DAY ONLY BECAUSE OF THE FACT THE SUN IS SHINING.
BUT WITH 75 UNITS, AS YOU SAID, OVER 40 SPONSORS PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR IN THE JONES CREEK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION PARADE.
WE'RE EXCITED THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO JOIN US.
AMONG THEM WILL BE GREG MERIWEATHER FROM WAFB LONGTIME, UH, BATON ROUGE BROADCASTER.
LEADING THE PARADE WILL BE A SPECIAL, UH, NINE 11 TRIBUTE UNIT.
AND LIKE DAMIEN SAID, 75 UNITS.
WE'LL SEE A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT TIME.
AND THE SIRENS IN THE BACKGROUND SHOULD TELL YOU WE ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE 2023 JONES CREEK AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION CHRISTMAS BRIDGE.
UH, THE FIRST VEHICLE WE'RE GONNA SEE AFTER THAT SUV FROM, UH, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO BE A FIRE ENGINE FROM THE ST.
THAT FIRE ENGINE, BY THE WAY, I'LL LET THIS, I'LL LET IT, I'LL LET IT PASS THROUGH.
I'M GONNA TELL YOU THAT, BRIAN, WE'LL LET THAT PASS THROUGH FOR A SECOND.
NORMALLY THIS IS WHAT YOU SEE AT THE END OF THE PARADE.
YEAH, BUT THEY WE'RE LEADING THE PARADE FOR THIS YEAR.
ALRIGHT, SO OUR FIRST FIRE ENGINE STAFFED WITH TWO FIREFIGHTERS AND ONE OFFICER WHO IS READY FOR AN EMERGENCY.
THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH EVERYTHING.
FIRE, MEDICAL, RESCUE RELATED EMERGENCIES, UH, IN THAT FIRST FIRETRUCK.
NA DAMIAN, I'M LOOKING AT THIS NEXT FIRETRUCK COMING THROUGH HERE.
AND, UH, IT, IT'S NOT YOUR TYPICAL FIRETRUCK.
IT'S THE, UH, WHAT THEY CALL THE HIGH WATER VEHICLE.
AND I'LL BE HONEST, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER SEEN IT AND IT LOOKS VERY UNUSUAL.
I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT LOOKS PRETTY DURABLE TOO, THOUGH.
UH, THE, THE VEHICLE ITSELF IS PREPARED TO DRIVE THROUGH AT LEAST FOUR FEET OF WATER IN ORDER TO RESCUE TRANSPORT CIVILIANS WHO ARE IN FLOODED AREAS.
IT HELPS EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND BASICALLY, UH, WHEN IT, WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING SUPPLIES ALSO FOR A FIRE.
SO THE HIGH WATER VEHICLE FROM THE ST.
ALRIGHT, COMING UP NEXT AND WE'VE GOT THE GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK.
THEIR MISSION IS TO FEED THE HUNGRY AND BATON ROUGE AND SURROUNDING PARISHES PARTICIPATING IN EVENTS LIKE THIS ONE, ALLOWING FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE BACK AND HELP OUT WHEN IT'S NEEDED MOST TODAY YOU SEE THE VOLUNTEERS WALKING AROUND THE SIDES AND THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE.
THOSE VOLUNTEERS AND FOOD BANKS STAFF ARE COLLECTING DONATIONS TO HELP FEED OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
AND THE SHOPPING CARTS BEHIND ARE DOING THE SAME.
WELL, YES, AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN, THEY GOT THE SCAN ME LOGO.
I WONDER IF YOU SCANNED IT, IF YOU COULD SEND SOMETHING, UH, VIA QR CODE.
THE WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND IS COMING THROUGH AND IT'S THE CADETS LEADING THE WAY.
AND THAT IS A GOOD LOOKING GROUP OF MILITARY YOUNG MEN, FUTURE MILITARY.
AND, UH, LET'S SEE, THEY SAID IT WAS THE PANTHER BANNER THEY'RE GONNA FOLLOW, BUT LET'S LISTEN FOR A MOMENT.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ROTC FROM WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL AND A GOOD LOOKING GROUP.
QUITE A FEW, I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU.
THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER OF GUYS I'VE SEEN COLLEGES WITH LESS THAN THIS.
I MEAN THAT IS, UH, THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT IN THEIR PROGRAM OVER THERE THAT HAVE THAT MANY KIDS, UH, COMMITTED TO THE PROGRAM.
IT'S A GOOD SIGN FOR OUR FUTURE MILITARY.
BY THE WAY, OUR SPONSORS TODAY, WE HAVE ABIGAIL'S BEST IS ONE OF OUR MANY SPONSORS FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARADE, ALONG WITH ALLEGIANCE GROUP HEADED BY MICHAEL WRIGHT, WHO IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THIS YEAR'S, UH, JONES CREEK, UH, AREA CLUB IN, IN BATON ROUGE.
WE ALSO HAVE, UH, A NUMBER OF OTHERS LIKE BATON ROUGE, COCA-COLA, BENNY'S CAR WASH, AND BRIAN, UH, ALAIN.
I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE A SPONSOR.
IT'S, UH, THROUGH GUARANTEED MEDIA, OF COURSE, TACO.
COMING UP NEXT IS OUR GRAND MARSHAL FOR THIS YEAR'S PARADE.
THAT WOULD BE WA ABE'S GREG MARYWEATHER TO THE JONES CREEK AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
HONORED TO HAVE GREG MARYWEATHER AS A 2023 GRAND MARSHALL.
UH, HE IS AN EMMY AND A, UH, EMMY
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AWARD-WINNING AND AN EDWARD R MURROW AWARD AWARD-WINNING ANCHOR.UH, HE IS A REPORTER'S BEEN, UH, AT IT FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES HERE IN BATON ROUGE.
EVERYBODY KNOWS AND LOVES GREG BACK THERE AS HE'S WAVING THIS WAY.
UH, HE ANCHORS THE SIX O'CLOCK AT 10 O'CLOCK NEWS OVER ON WAFB AND, UH, IS WAF B'S MANAGING EDITOR AS WELL, BY THE WAY, AT 57 CHEVY, UH, DRIVEN BY BUSTER SMELLY.
OUR NEXT, UH, ICE CREAM TRUCK THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS ACTUALLY SPOT ONE OF THE SPONSORS AND IT'S RED RIVER BANK.
UH, THEY'RE LOCATED ON JONES CREEK ROAD.
AND, UH, ONE THING ABOUT RED RIVER BANK ICE CREAM TRUCK, IT'S A COMMUNITY BANK AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET ICE CREAM, BUT NOT ON A COLD DAY LIKE TODAY.
THAT'S, THAT'S A TOUGH SELL TODAY, DAMIEN, I GOTTA TELL YOU.
BUT THERE TO HELP YOU WITH ALL YOUR BUSINESS AS WELL AS PERSONAL BANKING.
ALRIGHT, UP NEXT WE HAVE GOT OUR, OUR QUEEN.
IS, UH, UP NEXT EMMY EMMY FARE.
AND OF COURSE, RIGHT AS WE WOULD GET THE QUEEN, I WOULD CATCH A BIG GUST OF WIND AND LOSE A WHOLE LOT OF WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE AS, HANG ON ONE SECOND, GIMME A SECOND.
THE WEATHER'S NOT PLAYING NICE WITH ME RIGHT NOW.
OUR QUEEN HAS BEEN PRESENTED WITH, UH, HER, HER, UH, FLOWERS BY OUR CURRENT, UH, J-C-A-B-A PRESIDENT MICHAEL WRIGHT.
AND NOW HERE'S ANOTHER SPONSOR OF TODAY'S PARADE.
AND IT IS A, UH, HIGH NEIGHBOR WHO EVERYBODY KNOWS IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA, ESPECIALLY THE JONES GREEK AREA.
A HIGH NEIGHBOR IS THERE TO SERVE YOUR NEEDS, CELEBRATING 60 YEARS.
HI NEIGHBOR AND THE, UH, KSI FAMILY.
BEEN A STAPLE AROUND BATON ROUGE FOR SOME TIME NOW.
COMING UP NEXT, WE'VE GOT OUR KING.
THIS YEAR CRUZ WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA, UH, A LLB CELL, BACK ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2020, JUST THREE DAYS AFTER HIS SIXTH BIRTHDAY.
UH, HE WAS DIAGNOSED LOCALLY, UH, WAS SENT OFF TO ST.
JUDE'S, UH, CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL IN MEMPHIS JUST TWO DAYS AFTERWARDS BY AMBULANCE AND HAS BEEN ON THE, UH, ON THE MEND EVER SINCE THEN.
HIS, UH, LITTLE KING'S GIFT BASKET, LITTLE SWAG BAG FOR THE KING.
UH, BEING PRESENTED BY DWIGHT HUDSON, WHO IS A, UH, METRO COUNCIL MEMBER HERE IN THE DISTRICT AND A PAST PRESIDENT OF J-C-A-B-A THAT IS RIGHT.
NEXT IS THE, UH, BAPTIST ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BATON ROUGE.
UH, THEY'RE, UM, MEMBER NUMBER SEVEN IN THE PARADE.
AND THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION OF GREATER BATON ROUGE IS DR.
UH, TAMMY MIDDLETON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS FOR THE ASSOCIATION AND IS ALSO SPEARHEADING THAT TRUCK THERE.
UH, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, IT'S GONNA BE THE NINE 11 TRIBUTE VEHICLE.
UH, PAT IGLESIAS IS DRIVING COLONEL DAVID ION, UH, USMC RETIRED.
THEY'RE IN A 55 CHEVY THAT MAKES UP THE VEHICLE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE SKYLINE OF NEW YORK ALONG THE SIDE, UH, WITH THE TWIN TOWERS.
HOW THAT IS A FANCY LOOKING VEHICLE TO SAY THE LEAST.
OKAY, NEXT IS, UH, WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? WE GOT THE GRAPHIC SOURCE UP NEXT.
AND THEY ARE, UH, REGULAR HERE IN, UH, THE PARADE EACH AND EVERY YEAR.
AND FULL COMMERCIAL GRAPHICS, NO MATTER WHAT IT IS YOU MAY NEED FROM FLYERS TO BANNERS, FORMS AND T-SHIRTS, CHECK OUT THE GRAPHIC SOURCE FOLLOWED BY THE KOALA DRIVING ACADEMY.
UH, COMPLETE DRIVER'S ED COURSES FOR NEW DRIVERS PREPARING FOR LICENSING HERE IN LOUISIANA.
THEY ARE UP AND RUNNING IN THE JONES CREEK AREA AREA AS WELL.
AND THEY ARE CARING ABOUT THE WINTERTIME.
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE THIS ONE OF THE FIRST FLOATS WE'VE SEEN, BUT THEY REALLY HAVE A GREAT THEME AND, UH, EYECARE DOES A LOT OF GOOD WORK IN THE BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY IN THE SCHOOLS WE HOPE SPECIFICALLY.
AND WE HOPE YOU CAN SUPPORT 'EM.
THAT IS THE WOODLAWN EYECARE, UH, CLUB.
IT'S, UH, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.
THEY'RE DOING A LITTLE, UH, CRIME PREVENTION WITHIN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
AND WE THOUGHT THEY WERE ORIGINALLY GONNA BE WITH THE JR ROTC EARLIER FROM WOODLAWN.
BUT WE WOODLAWNS BAND COMING UP NEXT, RIGHT? I TELL YOU WHAT, DAMIEN, WHILE WE HAVE A MOMENT WAITING UP ON THE WOODLAWN BAN, I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO A COUPLE MORE SPONSORS.
THAT WOULD BE BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION OF BATON ROUGE, CAPITAL CITY INSURANCE, SHA BEAR, INSURANCE OF LOUISIANA CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST, AS WELL AS CLINT'S GARAGE.
ALSO, IF I COULD ON OUR FACEBOOK LIVE FEED TODAY, HOW ABOUT A SHOUT OUT FOR PAST PRESIDENT CHRIS ROSENTHAL AS WELL.
I TELL YOU WHAT, THE PRESIDENTS ALL VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB TO HELP SUPPORT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE JONES CREEK AREA.
THEY'RE GETTING WARMED UP AND THEY NEED TO ON THIS COLD DECEMBER DAY, IT IS THE WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL.
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BAND DANCE CREW IS IN FRONT.THE BAND IS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PAUL.
UM, HOW WOULD YOU SAY THAT? LA LABU AND, UH, THE BAND IS LED BY THE DRUM MAJOR ZACH LEMOINE.
SO WHEN THEY GET A LITTLE CLOSER, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL PLAY A LITTLE MUSIC FOR US.
THEY ALSO HAVE THE COLOR GUARD AND THE DREAM TEAM.
ZACH LEMOINE AND LILY ALLEN GONNA BE LEADING THE BAND.
UH, SO LET'S GIVE A LITTLE LISTEN TO THE PANTHER BAND.
50 MEMBERS FLUSH STRONG IN THEIR DREAM TEAM, DAN TEAM.
ALRIGHT, UP NEXT WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE OF OUR SPONSORS WHO'S ALSO RIDING IN THE PARADE.
AND ANNETTE WILSON, YOUR LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENT, ANNETTE WILSON'S GOALS TO SERVE OUR CLIENTS WITH EXCELLENCE WHILE BRINGING BUYERS AND SELLERS TOGETHER TO REALIZE THEIR REAL ESTATE VISION THAT THE, UH, RE MAX HOT AIR BALLOON POSTED UP IN THE BACK.
ALTHOUGH, DAMIEN, I THINK THAT'S JUST AN INFLATABLE 'CAUSE I COULD USE SOME LEGITIMATE HOT AIR TODAY.
I WONDER IF IT'S AT LEAST TRYING TO KEEP THEM WARM.
THEY'RE SMILING, THROWING BEADS AND OTHER TRINKETS TO THE CROWD.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE FOLLOWED UP BY, UH, LOOKS LIKE A CHEER SQUAD DANCE TEAM FROM MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT.
I WAS GONNA SAY, IT LOOKS LIKE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENTS, THE PELICANS THAT WOULD BE YEP.
THE PELICANS PRE-K THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE SPIRIT SQUADS WHO WE GOT HERE CONSISTING OF GIRLS THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, TOTAL OF 46 MEMBERS IN THE SPIRIT SQUAD MBS IS THE ONLY SCHOOL, UH, IN THE EBR CATHOLIC DIOCESE WITH A MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE TEAM.
AND THE MBS FLOAT IS FOLLOWING THE MBS SPIRIT SQUAD.
AND BRIAN, THIS LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THE MORE DECORATED AND, UH, TIME SPENT AS FAR AS MAKING THIS PARTICULAR FLOAT AND THE SPIRIT SQUAD SUPPORT TRUCKS, SO TO SPEAK.
BUT THEY'RE ALSO ARE PARTICIPATING BY THROWING THINGS TO THE CROWD AND THEY'RE LOVING IT, CONSISTING OF, BY THE WAY, CHEERS.
GOD, YOU KNOW, THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADERS, TOTAL OF 46 MEMBERS.
SO, UH, MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT, UH, IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE JONES CREEK AREA AND ALSO IN THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE.
A LOT OF SPIRIT COMING ALONG WITH THAT SQUAD AS WELL.
UP NEXT YOU'LL SEE A VEHICLE, AN SUV THERE FROM ROYAL MITSUBISHI.
UH, IN A 2024 RED OUTLANDER COME BY AND SEE SANDRA AND MICHELLE IN SALES OVER AT 93 25 AIRLINE HIGHWAY FOR ROYAL MITSUBISHI.
AND FOLLOWING THEM IS THE, UH, GECO RUNNING BOARD OF ASCENSION PARISH AND ONE OF A KIND AS THEY CALL IT, IT STANDS, UH, DIGITAL ADVERTISING AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN.
IT CHANGES AND IT'S MOBILE AND IT GOES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE UNITED CAJUN NAVY IN THEIR VEHICLE, A MOBILE COMMAND VEHICLE FOR THE UNITED CAJUN NAVY, WHICH IS AN ACTIVE WORKING AMBULANCE.
UH, THE VEHICLES USED TO TRANSPORT AND TREAT INJURIES DURING A DISASTER AS WELL AS, UH, COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEERS.
UM, AND SERVING, UH, WELL THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AND OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS WELL.
IT'S, UH, YOU SEE THE UNITED CAJUN NAVY THERE AND I'M THINKING BACK TO THE ST.
I MEAN, DEFINITELY HERE TO SERVE THE AREA.
HERE'S AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS RUNNING FOR CITY CONSTABLE VERNON SCOTT, AND HE'S IN THE PARADE.
GOT A NICE LOOKING, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, A JEEP TRUCK? IS THAT A COMBO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A JEEP AND A HUMVEE, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND HE'S IN HERE TO TRY TO MUSTER
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UP A FEW VOTES AND ALSO SHOW A SUPPORT FOR THE JONES CREEK AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.AH, HERE COME THE BRI THE CHEERLEADERS FROM THE IDEA BRIDGE ACADEMY.
UH, LOCATED IN THE CORTANA CIRCLE AT 1500 NORTH AIRWAY OFFERING OF AP CLASSES IN A VARIETY OF SPORTS IDEA HAS BEEN IN BATON ROUGE FOR FIVE YEARS NOW.
ONE OF THE MANY SUCCESSFUL CHARTER SCHOOLS, UH, PUTTING THEIR STAMP ON THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AREA.
UH, THEY ARE ALL FOR BASKETBALL, CHEER, DANCE TRACK, AND VOLLEYBALL.
SO, UH, OH, SOCCER AS WELL WITH, UH, IDEA BRIDGE ACADEMY.
AND HERE COMES, UH, ONE OF OUR SPONSORS HAPPENS TO BE BENNY'S CAR WASH.
AND ONE THING ABOUT BENNY'S WHEN IT COMES TO A CLEAN CAR, THEY'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET IT.
IT'S FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED SINCE 1951.
I HADN'T REALIZED THEY WERE AROUND THAT LONG OFFERING.
AS I SAID, CAR WASHES, INTERIOR DETAILING, OIL CHANGES, STATE INSPECTIONS, AND ALSO THEIR CONVENIENCE STORES.
CHECK OUT BENNY'S CAR WASH WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE AND SUPPORT THEM AS WELL.
THE FOLKS OVER AT, UH, DEMCO PUTTING THEIR ELECTRIC VEHICLE IN THE PARADE THIS YEAR.
THAT'S APROPOS SINCE THEY ARE A POWER COMMUNITY, A POWER COLLECTIVE OVER THERE AT DEMCO, SERVING A LOT OF THE, UH, BATON ROUGE AREA OVER INTO SOME OF, UH, LIVINGS AND PARISH AND PARTS, UH, PARTS EAST.
UH, DEMCO HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC PROVIDER HERE IN BATON ROUGE, UH, THROUGHOUT STORM SEASON AND YEAR ROUND.
AND THE VEHICLE YOU SEE THERE WITH A NUMBER 19 ON IT THAT BELONGS TO CLINT'S GARAGE INCORPORATED.
CLINT'S GARAGE IS APPROVED WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, DRIVING NORTH 900.
OKAY? IF YOU COULD BELIEVE THAT HELLCAT BOASTING A 6.2 LITER SUPERCHARGE ENGINE.
IF YOU NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE, YOU WANNA JUMP IN THAT VEHICLE, BRIAN, THAT, THAT IS A SWEET LOOKING RIDE.
THAT THAT PUPPY IS GONNA JUST TAKE YOU ANYWHERE FAST.
NOW I TELL YOU RIGHT BEHIND THAT IS A MUCH LARGER VEHICLE.
THAT WOULD BE THE BOOKMOBILE FROM THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LIBRARY WITH 14 LOCATIONS ACROSS THE PARISH.
OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND OF COURSE THEY GO MOBILE WITH THE BOOK MOBILE.
ALRIGHT, THE CURRENT CONSTABLE, UH, BATON ROUGE CITY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE IS UP NEXT.
THE CITY CONSTABLE IS THEY BRING IN THEIR DARE UNITS INTO THE, UH, INTO THE PARADE THIS YEAR.
SO AFTER THAT, SUV FROM, UH, CONSTABLE TIKA WILLIAMS, YOU'LL SEE A COUPLE OF THE DARE UNITS ROLLING THROUGH.
RYAN, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT THIS WIND IS KEEPING US ON OUR TOES.
PEOPLE DON'T SEE IT FIGURATIVELY, BUT IT IS, UH, PRETTY BRISK OUT HERE.
IT'S GOTTA BE BLOWING CLOSE TO 15 MILES AN HOUR, YET THE CROWD IS ENJOYING EVERY MINUTE OF THE EVENT BECAUSE THE SUN IS OUT.
AND IT'S CHRISTMAS TO SAY THE LEAST.
ALRIGHT, COMING UP NEXT, WE GOT ANOTHER SPONSOR.
UH, THAT WOULD BE VELOSO COMPANIES.
UH, THE GRINCH MIGHT BE TRYING TO STEAL CHRISTMAS, BUT HE CAN'T TAKE OUR GOLDEN MCDONALD'S FRENCH FRIES FROM US TO BE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
THE FRENCH FRIES MAKE YOUR HEART GROW THREE TIMES AS LARGE AS WELL.
UH, STOP BY YOUR LOCAL JONES CREEK MCDONALD'S, WHICH IS ACTUALLY RIGHT TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
NO, THEY'LL BE, UH, THE GRINCH WILL BE UP BY MCDONALD'S IN JUST A MOMENT.
AND THEY'RE LEADING THE WAY OF THE CUB SCOUT PAC 15 IN BATON ROUGE AND, UH, PART OF THE ROTARY CLUB, SOUTHEAST BATON ROUGE, UH, SPONSORSHIP.
AND, UH, THESE YOUNG MEN ARE BEING GROOMED TO BE GOOD LEADERS.
AND NOT ONLY IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WHEREVER THEY TRAVELED.
WERE YOU EVER A CUB SCOUT? I WAS A CUB SCOUT FOR A BRIEF YEAR AT A TIME.
I WAS AS WELL AND, UH, ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT OF IT.
GOT A BIG FLOAT COMING UP NEXT.
THAT ONE BE FROM RICE AND RU, I'VE BEEN PLANNING YOUR PERFECT DAY.
NO, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN RICE AND RU FROM A SINGLE CUP OF GUMBO TO A THOUSAND PLUS SERVINGS OF JAMBALAYA, RICE AND RU'S.
GOT YOU COVERED EVERYTHING FOR TAILGATES, OFFICE PARTIES AND, UH, APROPOS TALKING HOLIDAY GET TOGETHERS AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, THEY JUST, UH, PROVIDED, UH, MEALS FOR 250 LSU STUDENTS AS PART OF FINALS, UH, RECENTLY.
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ARE THERE FOR YOUR NEEDS.IF YOU HAVE A BIG GROUP AND ESPECIALLY, UH, HAVING A CHRISTMAS PARTY, DON'T SWEAT IT.
IT'S RIGHT FROM ROOF WITH JAMBALAYA GUMBO AND ALL YOUR OTHER CAJUN DELIGHTS.
WE GOT A QUICK MOMENT BEFORE OUR NEXT FLOAT GETS UP TO US, WHICH ALLOWS ME TO REMIND YOU ABOUT THE FOLKS OVER DANIEL'S LAWN AND MAINTENANCE.
UH, DANIEL'S LAWN AND MAINTENANCE, EXCUSE ME.
UH, THEY'RE ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF TODAY'S PARADE, AS IS.
WE RECENTLY SAW, UH, VEHICLES FROM DEMCO AND THE, AND THE LIBRARY ROLLING THROUGH DEMCO AND EAST BEND RIDGE PARISH LIBRARY, ALSO SPONSORING TODAY'S PARADE AS IS, UH, EF CU FINANCIAL, AND YOU HAVE SOME OTHERS LIKE GO JANITORIAL, UH, GULF STATES OVERHEAD DOORS, HILM PAINTS, AND DECORATING IS ALSO A SPONSOR.
AS WE MENTIONED, WE SAW THERE FLOAT A LITTLE WHILE AGO.
JAMES FROM LAW INSURANCE AGENCY, HE'S AN ALLSTATE AGENT IN THE JONES CREEK AREA.
MERCEDES-BENZ OF BATON ROUGE AND RALPH'S ROOFING AND RESTORATION.
CAN WE GIVE IT ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO A PAST PRESIDENT? WHY NOT? HOW HARD HAS SCOTT DOHERTY BEEN WORKING TODAY? AND YOU KNOW WHAT? HE, HE DOESN'T LIKE THE LIMELIGHT ABOUT SCOTT.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I'M DOING IT.
I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU MENTIONED, BECAUSE I KNOW HE'S, HE'S A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AWAY, SO HE IS NOT GONNA CRACK DOWN AND SAY STOP IT,
SO WE GET A SHOUT OUT FOR SCOTT UP IN HERE.
IT'S TIME FOR SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS THEY START TO ROLL UP.
AND IT'S A NICE SIZE FLOAT NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON THE FLOAT.
THIS YEAR IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST YEAR FOR, UH, SPORTS AT SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY.
DID YOU KNOW THAT? I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
AND UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, THEY'RE KNOWN AS THE LADY EAGLES FOR THE GIRLS AT LEAST VOLLEYBALL TEAM.
UH, EXTREMELY HARDWORKING THIS SEASON.
THEY FINISHED RUNNER UP IN THEIR DISTRICT, NOT BAD FOR A FIRST YEAR OF PARTICIPATING.
THE BOYS AND GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE WARMING UP TO BEGIN THE SEASON IN JANUARY, AND IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT YEAR FOR SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY.
GLAD TO SEE 'EM PARTICIPATING IN THIS YEAR'S PARADE.
AND RIGHT AFTER THE ATHLETES FROM SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY, WE'VE GOT THE STUDENT COUNCIL FROM SHENANDOAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
NOW, THE SCHOOL ITSELF CELEBRATING LIKE, UH, DAMIEN SAID IT'S 50TH YEAR IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, THE STUDENT COUNCIL, UH, POSTED UP IN FRONT OF A FIRE, NO DOUBT WISHING IT WAS REAL.
FOLLOWING THEM IS A MARTIAL ARTS.
NOW IF YOUR CHILD DOESN'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN TEAM SPORTS, BUT YET YOU WANT 'EM TO AT LEAST DEVELOP SOME GOOD SKILLS, MARSHALL ARTS COULD BE THE ANSWER.
TIGER ROCK MARSHALL ARTS ON CORSEY BOULEVARD IN, UH, BATON ROUGE COULD BE A PLACE YOU'D WANT TO CHECK OUT.
UH, THE FLOAT ITSELF, UH, IS, UH, THEY'RE A PREMIER OF MARTIAL ARTS
THEY TEACH SELF-DEFENSE FITNESS, AND THAT'S THE POINT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE.
SO, ADULTS, HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
THEY ALSO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS, SO WHAT A GREAT FLOAT AND A GREAT PROGRAM.
UH, JOEL NEELY'S MARTIAL ARTS.
COMING UP NEXT, WE GOT SERVPRO OF EAST BRADON ROUGE, YOUR TRUSTED LEADER IN THE RESTORATION IN INDUSTRY.
UH, HIGHLY TRAINED TEAM OF CERTIFIED, UH, PROFESSIONALS READY TO RESPOND EVERY DAY, ANYTIME.
MAKE IT LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN.
1-800-SERVPRO THE NUMBER RIGHT THERE.
AND HERE'S A SPONSOR, ABIGAIL'S BEST, UH, CHILDREN AND MATERNITY CONSIGNMENT.
ABIGAIL'S BEST IS ON THE CORNER OF TIGER BEND AND JONES CREEK IN BATON ROUGE WITH TOYS, GIFTS, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER BABY ITEMS. UH, GO AND CHECK 'EM OUT.
THEY'RE RIGHT BEHIND TUESDAY MORNING.
AS I SAID, TIGER BEND AND JONES CREEK FOLLOWING ABIGAIL'S BEST IS, UH, GULF STATE'S OVERHEAD DOOR.
NOW I'M GUESSING THAT VEHICLE ISN'T USING THEIR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS RIGHT THERE.
GULF STATE'S OVERHEAD DOOR LLC DRIVING A TWO AND A HALF TON M 35 A TWO MILITARY TRUCK BECAUSE WHY NOT?
SERVING, UH, LOUISIANA SINCE 2015.
UH, BY THE WAY, IF YOU'RE WONDERING, THEY SERVICE REPAIR AND INSTALL GARAGE DOORS AND MOTORS AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL OVERHEAD DOORS.
OF COURSE, THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR WORK AND WELL, THEY'VE GOT AN M 35 A TWO TO STAND BEHIND IT AS WELL.
AND RIGHT BEHIND THEM IS THE BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LOCATED AT JUSTICE AVENUE.
AND GIVE YOURSELF, UH, OR YOUR LOVED ONE A GIFT FROM BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
A FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED COMPANY SINCE 1957, SPECIALIZING IN A NUMBER OF
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THINGS, WHETHER IT'S REMODELING OR RESTORATION ROOFING OR SIDING, OR JUST, HEY, YOU WANNA REDO THAT KITCHEN ONCE AND FOR ALL, OR A BATHROOM MAKEOVER.CHECK OUT BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF THAT ROOF.
HERE COME THE SOAK STEPPERS LIVING THAT SOAK LIFE SOAK SPELLED OF COURSE SOAC FOR THE SOUTHERN SOUTHERN OAKS ATHLETIC CLUB.
SOAK STEPPERS, GETTING THEIR STEP ON, GETTING THEIR DANCE ON AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY UP JONES CREEK FOR THIS, UH, 2023 CHRISTMAS PARADE.
OKAY, DAMIEN HAS LEFT THE BOOTH TO JOIN THE SOAK STEPPERS
IF YOU WERE, IF YOU WERE NOT WATCHING THE 2023 JONES CREEK AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, CHRIS PARADE, YOU MISSED OUT ON THAT.
NEXT, NEXT I'M SPEAKING TO GRAB THE NEXT ONE OUT OF BREATH.
THE BAYOU BELL BOUTIQUE WISHES EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND THEY HAVE TRENDY STYLES TO MEET SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY.
GO CHECK OUT THE FASHIONS AT BAYOU BELL.
ALRIGHT, COMING UP NEXT IS ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF TODAY'S PARADE.
THAT WOULD BE THE GARDEN VIEW.
LOUISIANA OWNED GARDEN VIEW, UH, TAKES GREAT PRIDE, UH, IN A HIGH STOCK, VERY HIGH STANDARD OF RETIREMENT LIVING.
COME HOME TO GARDEN VIEW, THEY'RE AT 31 30 JONES CREEK ROAD.
RICK EDMONDS, WHO IS A STATE SENATOR OF LOUISIANA.
HE IS HERE TO HELP SUPPORT THE JONES CREEK AREA, BATON ROUGE BUSINESSES.
AND WE APPRECIATE HIS WORK AS A, UH, REPRESENTATIVE FOR OUR STATE.
HE'S ELECTED TO SERVE DISTRICT SIX AND JUST, UH, THIS PAST OCTOBER.
CONGRATULATIONS, RICK MOVED OVER FROM THE HOUSE SIDE TO THE SENATE SIDE, THIS MOST RECENT ELECTION.
NOW I KNOW I HEARD OF MOTORCYCLE GANGS.
THIS IS, THIS IS A BICYCLE CREW TO BE SURE.
UH, WE'VE GOT THE, UH, CITY TO CITY RIDERS ON THEIR BIKES TODAY.
YOU KNOW, DAMIEN, I, I, I DON'T, I'M, I'D BE HONEST, THAT LOOKS LIKE FUN.
SO I WANNA SAY I'VE SEEN THIS CREW AT NIGHT DOWNTOWN AND ALL OUR BIKES LIGHT UP.
AND YOU KNOW, THERE IT SUCH A TYPICAL BIKE IF YOU LOOK AT LONGER AS YOU CAN SEE ON CAMERA.
UH, SOME OF 'EM HAVE THOSE, UH, HIGH HANDLEBAR ON 'EM.
IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A MOTORBIKE, BUT, AND SOME OF 'EM ARE PROBABLY ELECTRIC MOTORBIKES.
I MEAN, UH, ELECTRIC BIKE BIKES.
BUT THERE'S PEDALS ON JUST ABOUT EVERY ONE OF 'EM THAT IS A BIG OLD CREW OF BIKE RIDERS RIGHT THERE.
AS THE BIKERS ROLL ON DOWN, COMING UP NEXT ADVANCED WINDSHIELD REPAIR, THEY'RE LOCATED ON JONES CREEK.
UM, JASON PAYMENT AND COMPANY, A GREAT FAMILY.
I'VE BEEN KNOWING JASON FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
AND, UH, THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT JASON, HE HAS A SLOGAN, BRIAN.
IT SAYS, IF YOU HAVE THINGS TO DO, THAT'S WHY WE COME TO YOU.
THEY GO TO YOUR LOCATION WHEREVER YOU ARE.
IT COULD BE YOUR HOME, YOUR OFFICE, UH, THEY WILL FIX YOUR WINDSHIELD ON THE SPOT.
AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
AND THEY HANDLE ALL MAKES AND MODELS DEAL WITH ALL THE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
THEY ACCEPT THEM ALL, AND THEY OPERATE WITH A TWO TECHNICAL SYSTEM TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF WORK WITH THE QUICKEST AND FRIENDLIEST SERVICE.
JASON PAYMENT AND COMPANY, ALONG WITH, UH, ASHLEY ARNOLD, MERRY
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CHRISTMAS AND ADVANCED WINDSHIELD IS FOLLOWED UP BY A LITTLE RED CORVETTE, NOT PRINCE VERSION.THIS IS PIVOT REALTY, LOCATED AT 59 AT 17 JONES CREEK ROAD, SUITE 100 BROKER JONAH MUMEY, CO-OWNER MELISSA LOVETT.
UH, PIVOT YOUR MOVE.COM IS THE WEBSITE FOR PIVOT REALTY GUARANTEED.
MA SERVICES IS UP NEXT, CELEBRATING THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY, PROVIDING, UH, PROFESSIONAL QUALITY CLEANING SERVICES TO HOMEOWNERS BUSINESS OWNERS, PROPERTY MANAGERS, AND THE LIKE IF GUARANTEED MAID SERVICES.
AND NEXT IS SHRUNK OR SHRUNK, I HOPE I SAY THAT RIGHT.
UH, THIS IS THE FIRST MOBILE 360 PHOTO BOOTH IN LOUISIANA.
UH, YOU COULD SEE THEIR, UH, WEBSITE RIGHT THERE ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
UH, AND THEY DO EVERYTHING FROM YOUR PHOTOS AND PRINTS TO HIGH DETAILED, UH, VERSIONS OF YOURSELF OR YOUR PET.
SO, HEY, GET TRUMP TODAY, SPEAKING OF PETS, SINCE THE INFLATED DOG MAKES ITS WAY RIGHT ACROSS THE CAMERA, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA.
THAT'S A GOOD SHOT RIGHT THERE.
BUT PARK CITY, ONE OF OUR SPONSORS TODAY IS UP NEXT BARK CITY, AFFORDABLE GROOMING ON YOUR SCHEDULE, HOME OF, UH, FREE NAIL TRIMS FOR EVERYONE.
YOU'LL FIND THEM ON, UH, O'NEILL LANE, 36 55 O'NEILL LANE FOR BARK CITY, ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF THE JONES CREEK AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS 2023 CHRISTMAS PARADE.
I WONDER IF THAT DOG KNOWS THAT DOG IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.
THE ONE THAT WAS IN FRONT OF OUR CAMERA.
THEY, THEY GOT ANOTHER ONE OVER THERE.
IT'S A WHOLE PAW PATROL GOING UP.
ALL THESE PUGS RUNNING AROUND HERE.
IT'S, BUT RIGHT BEHIND BARK IS MERCEDES-BENZ OF BATON ROUGE.
AND THEY'RE A SPONSOR AND HAVE BEEN FOR MANY YEARS OF THE JONES CREEK AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
AND WE'RE SO PROUD TO HAVE THEM.
UM, YOU'D BE PROUD TOO, IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A MERCEDES.
IT'S A GOOD, IT'S A GOOD LOOKING CAR.
AND, AND THE THING ABOUT, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT MODEL OR MAKE YOU GET, PERSONALLY, I'M, I LOVE THE SUVS.
AND THIS CONVERTIBLE IS GORGEOUS AS WELL, BUT MORE THAN THE CAR IS THE PEOPLE OVER AT MERCEDES-BENZ OF BATON ROUGE.
YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT SERVICE AT THE SET AFTER THE SALE.
YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT MAKING SURE THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS BUYER'S REMORSE.
MERCEDES-BENZ OF BATON ROUGE HAS BEEN DOING IT RIGHT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
YOU GO IN AND THEY WANT TO GET YOU IN A VEHICLE THAT YOU WANT, NOT WHAT THEY WANT TO SELL YOU.
FOLLOWING THE GREAT FOLKS FROM MERCEDES-BENZ OF BATON ROUGE IS ANOTHER, UM, ANOTHER BUSINESS THAT'S ACTUALLY RIGHT UP THE CORNER FROM US, RIGHT ON THE CORNER FROM WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT WOULD BE ALBERTSON'S LEADING FOOD AND DRUG RETAILER IN THE US OPERATING SEVEN STORES HERE IN BATON ROUGE AND CORN, INCLUDING THE ONE UP THERE AT, UH, THE CORNER OF JONES CREEK AND GEORGE O'NEAL.
UH, THEY'RE COMMITTED TO HELPING PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY LIVE BETTER LIVES BY MAKING A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD AT ALBERTSONS.
AND RIGHT BEHIND THEM IS GO JANITORIAL LOCATED ON JUSTICE AVENUE.
GO JANITORIAL IS A TRUSTED AND INDUSTRY LEADER FOR COMMERCIAL CLEANING JANITORIAL SERVICES.
AND HEY, JUST CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.
AND BELIEVE ME, WHEN YOU WANT YOUR BUILDING CLEAN, YOU WANT IT DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
THE SUPERIOR QUALITY AND CONTROL CLEANING SYSTEM ENSURES ACCOUNTABILITY SO THAT YOU'LL RECEIVE UNMATCHED SERVICE SUPPORT AND RESULTS.
HEY, THEY DON'T MIND GETTING THEIR PAWS DIRTY AS A LITTLE DOGGY IN THE WINDOW SAYS
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO LET THEM DO IT.
AND HEY, BY THE WAY, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST, GIVE 'EM A CALL THOUGH.
ALRIGHT, UP NEXT, WE GOT FROM WOODLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH, THE UPWARDS BASKETBALL GROUP.
SO GET READY FOR A LITTLE BASKETBALL ACTION PASSING BY AS THEY'RE MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE, UH, PARADE ROUTE OR UP JONES CREEK.
UM, THIS AFTERNOON IS THE UPWARD BASKETBALL GROUP, THE PLAYERS AND CHEERLEADERS.
OH, I THINK WE NEED A LITTLE DEMONSTRATION.
I THINK WE NEED TO SHOW OFF SOME MOVES.
RYAN, NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO RUN OUT THERE AND GO ONE-ON-ONE.
THAT'S WELL, I'M, HEY, YOU ARE A COACH.
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HOW ABOUT IT FOR THE UPWARD LAYERS AND CHEERLEADERS.MAYBE AN LSU RECRUIT DOWN THE ROAD OR SOUTHERN ALRIGHTY.
IF, UH, YOU WANT TO JOIN OR YOU WANNA BE A MEMBER, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE AWANA CLUB.
UH, THAT'S PART OF THE UPWARD BASKETBALL PLAYERS GROUP.
AND CHEERLEADERS, AWANA CLUB LEADERS, THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
THEY GROOM THEIR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE FUTURE LEADERS.
ALRIGHT, UP NEXT IS A 76TH ENTRANT IN THE, UH, PARADE HERE.
BUT MY LIST ONLY GOES UP TO 75 DAMIEN, SO.
WELL, I KNOW WHO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S PULLED BY A, UH, BATON ROUGE POLICE TRUCK.
I'M GONNA ASSUME THAT'S WHO IT IS.
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION, FANTASTIC GROUP DOING, UH, GREAT WORK IN BATON ROUGE.
I UNDERSTAND THEY'VE GOT SOME NEWS COMING OUT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, BUT, UH, THAT'S, UH, CLAY YOUNG IS, UH, HOOKED UP WITH THAT OUTFIT.
LOVE THE WORK THAT THEY DO WITH THE BATON ROUGE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION.
OUR NEXT SPONSOR FLOAT IS ADVENTURE AND PATHFINDER CLUBS.
IT'S TWO GROUPS TOGETHER FORMING ONE FLOAT.
THE NAME OF THE FLOAT IS CALLED THE SWEETNESS OF JESUS'S LOVE ADVENTURES AND PATHFINDERS IS A CHRISTIAN FAMILY BASED ORGANIZATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN THE VALUES OF LIVING IN TODAY'S WORLD.
BY THE WAY, THE AGE RANGES FOR THE GROUPS PRE-K FOUR TO FOURTH GRADE.
PATHFINDER AGES ARE FOR FIFTH GRADE ALL THE WAY UP TO EIGHTH GRADE.
AND THEY WORK ON PATCHES AND PRACTICAL PRINCIPLES OF LIFE, CAMPING AND COMMUNITY WORK.
BUT IF YOU ALL THE WAY HOME, I THE AND MY DEAR, BUT AS LONG AS LET US KNOW.
LET US KNOW WHILE WE HAVE JUST A QUICK MOMENT.
BUT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A MOMENT AS THE PARADE PICK BACK UP AGAIN.
COMING UP NEXT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST.
NOW CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST WAS ACTUALLY FOUNDED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER BACK IN 1916 OVER IN PLAQUEMINE.
THEY'VE BEEN SERVING ALL OF LOUISIANA CITIZENS, UH, IN THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AREA, I SHOULD SAY, UH, WITH SIX DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
ONE OF THEM RIGHT HERE IN THE JONES CREEK AREA.
THEY'RE A, UH, PROUD SPONSOR OF TODAY'S PARADE.
A PROUD MEMBER OF THE JONES CREEK AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
THEY'RE LOCATED OFF OF O'NEILL LANE AT GEORGE O'NEILL, OFFERING UP PRODUCTS FROM CONSUMER AND BUSINESS PRODUCTS AND ACCOUNTS TO LOANS.
THEY'VE BEEN A PROUD MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.
PROUD MEMBER OF THE J-C-A-B-A FOR SOME TIME NOW OVER ITS CITIZENS BANK AND TRUST.
ALRIGHT, BRIAN IN NEXT IS THE ROTARY CLUB OF BATON ROUGE, OR I SHOULD SAY SOUTHEAST BATON ROUGE.
HEY, JUST AS WE SAY THEIR NAME, BRINGING US SOME LITTLE TREATS.
SOUTHEAST BATON ROUGE, THE NEWEST ROT CLUB IN SOUTH.
THEY'RE THE NEWEST, YOU JUST HEARD IT.
THE NEWEST ROTARY CLUB IN SOUTHEAST BATON ROUGE AND ROTARY OF SOUTHEAST BATON ROUGE IS SERVICE CLUB FORMED IN 2020 TO SERVE SOUTHEAST BATON ROUGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
THE FLOAT THIS YEAR IS STEAMED THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
AND BRIAN AND I WERE DEFINITELY, UH, HAPPY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE GOT MOON PIES AND TRINKETS FILLED IN A CUP.
AND, UH, MEMBERS ARE DRESSED IN THEIR PJS BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING READY FOR SANTA.
AND A VISIT FROM DARRELL ORSO IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, AS WELL AS, HEY, WE HAD DARRYL COME OVER.
WHAT'S WITH THE ROBES? IS THERE A REASON FOR THE ROBES? THEY'RE WAITING FOR SANTA THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
COMING UP NEXT IS THE CITY OF ST.
UH, THANK YOU TO THE JONES CREEK AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION FOR TIME, EFFORTS AND DEDICATION TO THE FUTURE OF THE CITY OF ST.
THE VOTER APPROVED CITY OF ST.
GEORGE AS THEY'RE KIND OF IN A HOLDING PATTERN AS IT WERE.
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BRIAN, HANG WITH ME.THE THE FOLDER IS, UH, FLYING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THE WIND IS NOT BEING NICE TO YOU AT ALL.
IT'S A CHOSEN ACADEMY OF DANCE IS COMING UP.
UM, NOT THE BIGGEST GROUP YOU'LL EVER SEE, BUT HEY, THEY'RE DEDICATED, THAT'S FOR SURE.
CHOSEN ACADEMY OF DANCE IS A COMMUNITY DANCE TEAM AND THEY OFFER AN AFFORDABLE PROGRAM SO THAT ALL THE GIRLS CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DANCE.
THE MOTTO IS, EVERY LITTLE GIRL DESERVES TO DANCE.
I WANNA GIVE A QUICK MENTION TO A FEW MORE, UH, SPONSORS.
THAT WOULD BE PAYROLL, HR, RALPH'S ROOFING AND RESPIRA RESTORATION.
RE MAX SELECT WITH ANNETTE WILSON.
RED RIVER BANK, RICE AND RU AS WELL.
AND NOW WE ARE UP TO OUR NEXT UNIT IN THE PARADE.
THAT WOULD BE THE ESMA BAPTIST CHURCH ROLAND IN THE JONES CREEK CHRISTMAS PARADE.
THEIR MEMBERS DECKED OUT IN CHRISTMAS COLORS AND FESTIVE COSTUMES, UH, IS FROM A BAPTIST CHURCH.
WANTS TO INVITE YOU TO ATTEND THEIR CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES.
10:30 AM AND 4:00 PM ON CHRISTMAS EVE AT THE BATON ROUGE CAMPUS OR OUT IN PRAIRIEVILLE.
YOU CHECK THE CHRISTMAS PLANS AT ESMA.ORG/CHRISTMAS.
AND RIGHT BEHIND THEM IS ONE OF, OF OUR PARTICIPATING SPONSORS IN THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS PARADE.
RALPH'S ROOFING AND RESTORATION LOCATED ON JONES CREEK ROAD, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE BROADCASTING FROM.
IN FACT, IN FRONT OF ARROW PEST CONTROL WHEN IT COMES TO RALPH ROOFS ROOFING AND RESTORATION.
THEY'RE LOCALLY OWNED AND, UM, SPECIALIZING IN ROOF REPLACEMENTS, REPAIRS, AND INTERIOR RENOVATIONS AS WELL.
AND YOU KNOW, SOUTH LOUISIANA WE HAVE OUR SHARE OF WIND DAMAGE, STORM DAMAGE, AND HAIL DAMAGE.
SO IF YOU NEED A ROOF OR AT LEAST WANT TO GET A FREE ESTIMATE, GIVE RALPH ROOF ROOFING AND RESTORATION A CALL TODAY.
COMING UP NEXT, WE'VE GOT GIRL SCOUT TROOP 1 0 1 7 8 1 0 1 7 8.
A MULTI-LEVEL TROOP WITH 14 GIRLS INVOLVED THIS YEAR.
UH, THEY RANGE IN AGES FROM K THROUGH 10TH, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 10TH GRADE.
THE TROOP IS BASED OUT OF TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, BUT HAS GIRLS FROM A VARIETY OF SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES THAT ARE INVOLVED.
UH, THEIR TROOP WANTS TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT, UM, I DUNNO, I HESITATE TO EVEN SAY IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING? WANTS TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT COOKIE SEASON STARTS JANUARY 19TH.
IT AL IT ALMOST MAKES YOU WONDER WHY THEY DON'T DO IT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
'CAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU MY WIFE WOULD LOAD UP.
VERSUS HAVING TO DO ALL THE BAKING.
NO, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU EAT EVERYTHING THROUGH CHRISTMAS.
YOU MAKE THE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION, YOU WANNA KNOCK OFF A COUPLE POUNDS AND THEN HERE COME THE GIRL SCOUT.
YEAH, THEY COME HERE, COME THE GIRL SCOUTS AND YOU GOTTA SUPPORT HIM.
COURSE YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT HIM OF OKAY.
COMING UP NEXT IN BROY BOUTIQUE AND, UH, CRITTERS, THEY'RE LOCATED, UH, ON, UH, JONES CREEK ROAD IN BATON ROUGE.
AND SHERRY O'NEILL IS THE OWNER AND BROY BOUTIQUE CRITTERS ON THE CREEK, OPENED IN 2008.
AND EMBROIDERY, UH, BOUTIQUE OFFERS MONOGRAMMING FOR BABY CLOTHES TO BUSINESS LOGOS.
STOP IN AND VISIT WITH SHERRY FOR UNIQUE GIFTS AND DECORATING IDEAS FOR YOUR ARRAY, OR WHATEVER THE OCCASION MAY BE.
LOCATED IN THE HIGH NEIGHBOR SHOPPING CENTER.
AND SPEAKING OF ARROW PEST CONTROL YEP.
YEAH, WE ARE BOTH, UH, WE ARE SITTING IN FRONT OF ARROW PES PEST CONTROL WITH ARROW PEST CONTROL IN FRONT OF US.
OUR NEXT ENTRANCE IN THE PARADE IS, UH, WITH THE DACHSHUND, THE SANTA DRESS, DOON STICK IT UNDER THE SUNROOF.
UH, AERO TERMITE PEST CONTROL.
FAMILY OWNED, BEEN SERVING THE BATON ROUGE AREA SINCE 1958.
THAT IS MORE THAN 60 YEARS OF EXPERTISE IN THE BUSINESS.
THE CONE FAMILY AND AERO AS A COMPANY.
ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN SEVERAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVICE AND BELIEVE IN SUPPORTING THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE SUPPORTED THEIR BUSINESS FOR SO MANY YEARS.
WISHING EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON.
OKAY, COMING UP NEXT IS JASMINE'S ON THE BAYOU, BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT, THEY GOT ME FOOLED BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT HANNAH'S SMOKEHOUSE BARBECUE RESTAURANT AND THEY'RE
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LOCATED NOT FAR FROM WHERE I LIVE.AND I TELL YOU WHAT, IF YOU WANT GOOD BARBECUE, YOU CAN GO TO HANNAH'S AND YOU CAN ALSO GO TO JASMINE'S ON THE BAYOU TOO.
THEY JUST RECENTLY RENOVATED THEIR LOCATION AND IT'S, UH, THEY HAVE PRIVATE DINING AS WELL AS CUSTOMER FAVORITES, AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR 18 YEARS NOW.
CAN'T GO WRONG WITH HKU OR WITH JASMINE'S EITHER WAY.
UH, FANTASTIC RESTAURANTS IN THE JONES CREEK AREA AND JASMINE'S WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE HICKORY RIDGE CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE RESIDENCE OF HICKORY RIDGE SUBDIVISION, NESTLED IN BETWEEN CORSI BOULEVARD AND TIGER BEND ROAD.
CHARMING SUBDIVISION HOME TO MORE THAN 580 FAMILIES, UH, JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM WHERE WE'RE AT HERE IN, UH, HICKORY RIDGE.
YEAH, ONE OF THE BIGGER SUBDIVISIONS EARLIER DEVELOPED IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA, ESPECIALLY ON THIS END OF TOWN.
AND, UM, THE NEXT GROUP WAS COMING AND THEY JUST DID A UEY AND, UH,
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WANNA MAKE A QUICK GETAWAY OR NOT, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, UH, THEY PULLED OUT OF THE PARADE.
WAS IT SOMETHING WE SAID? NO, I WON'T EVEN SAY WHO IT IS BECAUSE, UH, THAT'S FAIR.
NO, YEAH, THAT'S PROBABLY A VERY GOOD REASON FOR IT.
IT DOES GIVE US A MOMENT TO GET CAUGHT UP ON SPONSOR STUFF.
SINCE WE HAVE A BREAK IN THE ACCIDENT, GO AHEAD AND LET'S, UH, SHARE, UH, THE WHY THIS PARADE IS EVEN BEING POSSIBLE.
MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FOLKS AT ROTO-ROOTER OF BATON ROUGE RUNNING BOARDS MARKETING ASSOCIATION THAT OF ASCENSION, THAT WOULD BE JOCO.
UH, WE SAW THEM EARLY IN THE PARADE.
SERVE PRO OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
SAW THEM EARLIER IN THE PARADE.
THE FOLKS WHO SOAKED THE SOUTHERN OATH OAKS ATHLETIC CLUB, UH, SPONSORS OF TODAY'S PARADE AS WELL AS TIGER ROCK MARSHALL ARTS ACADEMY.
SAW THEM A LITTLE WHILE AGO AS WE DID WOODLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, UH, FROM THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM.
ONE OF THE KEY THINGS ABOUT THIS PARADE THAT I LOVE, AND YOU KNOW WHAT, THERE'S PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR PARADES TAKING PLACE, THE CHRISTMAS PARADES TODAY ALONE IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA.
AND, UH, I LOVE IT BECAUSE EACH AREA OF BATON ROUGE KIND OF CATERS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND BOY, I DON'T, I I I JUST LOVE SEEING THAT AND I HOPE THAT TRADITION JUST CONTINUES, BRIAN, BECAUSE SO MANY THINGS ARE HAPPENING WHERE WE'RE GETTING DIVIDED UP AND THIS BRINGS UNITY TO THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S A, YOU CAN'T GO WRONG WHEN YOU'RE GETTING TOGETHER AT, YOU KNOW, AS A, AS A NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT IT'S, IT IS REALLY A COMMUNITY EVENT FIRST AND FOREMOST.
ARE YOU READY FOR HELM PAINTING? I AM READY FOR HELM PAINT.
HELM PAINT AND DECORATING IS UP NEXT AS OUR, UH, NEXT ENTRANCE IN THE PARADE.
AND HE'S, UH, NOT IN A HURRY, THAT'S FOR SURE.
WELL, SO THIS ONE'S GOTTA GO A LITTLE BIT SLOWER AND THERE'S A GOOD REASON FOR IT.
AND WHEN THEY GET HERE, YOU'RE, TELL ME WHY THEY GOT A LIVE BAND IN THE BACK.
OH, THAT'S, SO YOU'RE TALKING NOT JUST A BUNCH OF RIDERS, YOU'RE TALKING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN THE WORKS.
SO HELM PAINT, TAKING THEIR TIME, BUT FOR VERY, VERY GOOD REASON.
I DON'T, THEY DIDN'T GIVE US THE NAME OF THE BAND.
TOMMY G AND THE BESIDE OURSELVES VAN IS WHAT'S RIGHT IN THE BACK THERE.
TOMMY G AND THE BESIDE OURSELVES VAN.
SO HELP PAINT DECORATING YOUR LOCAL BENJAMIN MOORE PAINT STEEL HELL PAINT DECORATING AND, UH, I, WE CAN SHUT UP FOR A MINUTE.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A WHOLE LOT OF MUSIC FOR THE PARADE SO FAR, BY THE WAY.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN SANTA UP, BUT SANTA'S USUALLY AT THE VERY END OF THE PARADE.
RIGHT? BY AND LARGE YOU'LL PUT SANTA AT THE BACK OF
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THE PARADE KIND OF BRINGING UP, BRINGING IT ALL EVERYONE ELSE'S SANTA'S OPENING ACT.WELL, WHAT YOU SEE ON CAMERA NOW IS THE CREW OF ENCHANTED 41.
AND ONE THING ABOUT THE CREW OF ENCHANTED 41, THEY WERE ESTABLISHED 11 YEARS AGO IN 2012 BY KRISTEN AND JEREMY, JEREMIAH, UH, SANDERS, ALONG WITH MARLO MUSIC, UH, WITH THE UH, IS THAT VISION? YEAH.
VISIONS OF FOOD, FUN, FRIENDSHIP, FELLOWSHIP AND SERVICE TO ONE AND ALL CREW OF ENCHANTED 41.
OH, I WONDER, I SEE THAT COCA-COLA TRUCK IN THE DISTANCE.
I KNOW WE'RE NOT READY TO TALK ABOUT 'EM, BUT NOT YET.
I'M WONDERING IF SANTA'S NOT FAR BEHIND.
GOTTA BE CLOSE WHEN YOU SEE THE COCA-COLA TRUCK GETTING HERE.
UH, BEFORE WE GET TO THAT THOUGH, ONCE THE CREW OF ENCHANTED 41 MAKES THEIR WAY THROUGH, WE'LL HAVE OUR NEXT, UH, OUR NEXT ENTRY INTO THE PARADE.
ALL RIGHT, COMING UP NEXT, YOU'RE GONNA SEE A GINGERBREAD THEME FLOAT THAT WOULD BE OPERATION IMAGINATION.
IT'S AN AMAZING PRETEND PLAY, ART AND PARTY CENTER RIGHT HERE IN BATON ROUGE.
UH, LOOKING FOR ZERO THROUGH SIX YEARS OLD.
UH, THEY'RE KNOWN FOR THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND OUTREACH, TURNING PLAY INTO PURPOSE OVER AN OPERATION IMAGINATION WITH THEIR GINGERBREAD THEME FLOAT THIS YEAR.
AND RIGHT BEHIND THEM, AS WE MENTIONED, THE SANTA EXPRESS COCA-COLA TRUCK.
UH, COCA-COLA HAS BEEN A MAINSTAY IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS.
IN FACT, SINCE 1906 IS WHEN THEY STARTED AND THEY ARE NOW PRODUCING OVER 4.5 MILLION EIGHT OUNCE SERVINGS DAILY.
AND THAT'S ABOUT 1800 CANS PER MINUTE.
WITH OVER 400 BRANDS AND PACKAGING, IT IS A MAJOR OPERATION.
IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THERE, YOU WOULD BE SUPER IMPRESSED TO SAY THE LEAST 550 EMPLOYEES WORK AT COCA-COLA BRIAN.
AND RIGHT NOW THEY ARE TEAMING UP WITH WAFB AS WELL AS IHEART MEDIA AND ASSOCIATED FOOD STORES FOR THE HOLIDAY RED BAG CAMPAIGN.
BENEFITING THE GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK.
IT'S WORTHY CAUSE IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP OUT AND, UH, HELP THEM REACH THEIR CAMPAIGN GOALS FOR THIS YEAR, JUST PUT SOME FOOD IN A BAG.
YOU'LL SEE IT AT ANY ASSOCIATED FOOD STORE AND PUT IT IN THE BARREL AND, UH, THEY'LL GET IT TO THE FOOD BANK.
BUT WE ALSO APPRECIATE BATON ROUGE COCA-COLA FOR ALSO BEING A PARADE SPONSOR TODAY.
YOU MADE THE CALL AND THE CALL HAS COME TRUE.
FOLLOWING THE COCA-COLA TRUCK, YOU SAID SANTA CLAUS COULDN'T BE TOO FAR AWAY.
SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS WILL BE CLOSING OUT THIS YEAR'S JONES CREEK AREA OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS 2023 CHRISTMAS PARADE.
WE GOT SANTA CLAUS, OF COURSE, JOINED BY HIS WIFE MRS. CLAUS.
THEY HEARD THAT SO MANY GIRLS AND BOY, GIRLS AND BOYS IN THE AREA HAVE BEEN GOOD THIS YEAR.
SO THEY'RE TAKING A BREAK FROM TOY BUILDING TO BE A PART OF OUR FESTIVITIES TODAY.
BIG SHOUT OUT TO SANTA AND MRS. CLAUS FOR MAKING THE RIDE OF JONES CREEK TODAY.
AND BRIAN, BEFORE WE WRAP UP, WE ALSO WANT TO SALUTE AND CONGRATULATE ONCE AGAIN, CRUZ CAPTIVE BILL, OUR KING AND EMMY FABRE FOR BEING OUR QUEEN, UH, FOR THE JONES CREEK AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION CHRISTMAS PARADE.
AND A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MICHAEL WRIGHT.
THIS YEAR'S PRESIDENT OF THE JONES CREEK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.
AND JUST LIKE THAT, ANOTHER J-C-A-B-A JONES CREEK AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, CHRISTMAS PARADE IN THE BOOK, 75 UNITS MAKING THEIR WAY UP JONES CREEK THIS AFTERNOON.
DAMIEN, YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE PARADE AS A WHOLE.
75 PLUS FLOATS, UH, PARTICIPATING SPONSORS GALORE.
I JUST LOVE THE FACT THAT EVERYBODY IS PARTICIPATING IN ONE WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM.
AND THAT INCLUDES THOSE WHO COME JUST TO WATCH.
AS I SAID EARLIER, DURING THE BROADCAST, IT BRINGS UNITY TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE HOPE TO SEE Y'ALL OUT HERE AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
SO FOR DAMIEN COLLADO, I'M BRIAN HALANE.
THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR WATCHING TODAY.