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Updated 11.8.21
The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs will celebrate Veterans Day by participating in and supporting events across the state in honor of Louisiana’s 288,000 veterans.
At LDVA, we like to say that every day is Veterans Day because daily we are serving veterans in 74 parish service offices and 25 student veterans centers on college campuses, caring for veterans in our five state-run veterans homes and burying veterans with honor in our five state-run veteran cemeteries.
Governor John Bel Edwards will be the keynote speaker and LDVA Secretary Joey Strickland, COL (USA Retired) will give remarks at the Never Forget Garden Dedication Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park in Baton Rouge. Below is a listing of events LDVA staff will be participating in or supporting:
Saturday, Nov. 6
Delta Veterans Expo and Celebration
Attended by LDVA Veterans Outreach Program Director Larry Williams
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
West Monroe Moose Lodge, 1875 New Natchitoches Road, West Monroe, LA 71292
The Pontchartrain Yacht Club’s Annual Veterans Regatta
Attended by Veterans Assistance Counselor Mike Perfinski
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Pontchartrain Yacht Club, 140 Jackson Ave., Mandeville, LA 70448
Vet Fest
Attended by LDVA Veterans Outreach Program Director Larry Williams
3-9 p.m.
BeauxJax Crafthouse, Hurricane Alley, 501 Barksdale Blvd., Bossier City, LA 71111
Veterans for Veterans
17th Annual Classic Car and Bike Show
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Riverpark Church, 3232 E. 70th St., Shreveport, LA 71105
veteransforveterans.com
Sunday, Nov. 7
Veterans Day Celebration Dance
1-5 p.m.
VFW Post 3693, 42430 Church Point Road, Gonzales, LA 70737
Monday, Nov. 8
City of Central Veterans Ceremony
6 p.m.
Cafetorium, Central Intermediate School, 11326 Sullivan Road
Tuesday, Nov. 9
Lunch and Learn
Attended by LaVetCorps Navigator Marty Motes
Noon to 1 p.m.
LSU Alexandria
Wednesday, Nov. 10
Louisiana Veterans Home
Guest speaker U.S. Marine Corp League member COL David Wayne Couvillion as well as cake and refreshments for residents and staff, incorporating the Marine Corps Annual Birthday Celebration
Northeast Louisiana Veterans Home Veterans Day Parade*
*open to the public; however, participants must remain in vehicle
10 a.m.
6700 Highway 165, Monroe, LA 71203
Shreveport Bar Veterans Program
Attended by Veterans Assistance Counselor Bob Petrus
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
Petroleum Club, 416 Travis St., #1412, Shreveport, LA 71101
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Home Veterans Day Parade*
*open to the public; however, participants must remain in vehicle
2 p.m.
4080 W. Airline Highway, Reserve, LA 70084
Thank You Notes for Veterans
Attended by LaVetCorps Navigator Marty Motes
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
LSU Alexandria, Quad
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome’s Veterans Day Breakfast
Remarks by LDVA Secretary Joey Strickland, COL (USA Retired)
8:30-10 a.m.
East Baton Rouge Parish Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Veterans Day Celebration
Attended by LaVetCorps Navigator Terry Jackson
10:30 a.m.
Delgado Community College, City Park Campus, Outdoor Stage behind Building 1, 615 City Park Ave., New Orleans, LA 70119
Veterans Day Ceremony
Attended by LaVetCorps Navigator Tammy Armond
11 a.m.
Fletcher Technical Community College, IPT Building Patio, 1407 Highway 311, Schriever, LA 70395
Veterans Day Observance
11 a.m.
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Medical Center Front Circle
Thursday, Nov. 11
American Legion Post 16 Veterans Day Celebration
Attended by Veterans Assistance Counselor Mike Perfinski
10 a.m.-Noon
St. Tammany Parish Justice Center, 701 N. Columbia St., Covington, LA 70433
To be followed by a “Welcome Home” for members who served in OEF, OIF and GWOT across the street from the Justice Center
DAV Chapter 21 Veterans Day Event
Attended by Veterans Assistance Counselor Pam Russell
11 a.m.
29336 LA-191, Many, LA 71449
Free admission to USS KIDD Veterans Museum
9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
USS KIDD Veterans Museum, 305 S. River Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Hotdogs for Heroes
Attended by LaVetCorps Navigator Marty Motes
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Bring a canned food item and receive a free hot dog
LSU Alexandria, Quad
Never Forget Garden Dedication Ceremony
Keynote speech by Governor John Bel Edwards, remarks by LDVA Secretary Joey Strickland, COL (USA Retired) and attended by LDVA staff
11 a.m.
Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park, adjacent to the State Capitol, Baton Rouge, La.
Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home
Gifts and refreshments for residents
Third Annual Veterans Appreciation Program
Attended by LaVetCorps Navigator Greg Ludley
2:30 p.m.
Grambling State University, Fredrich Hobdy Assembly Center
ULM Veterans Day Appreciation Ceremony
10 a.m.
Bayou Pointe Event Center, University of Louisiana Monroe, 1 Warhawk Way, Monroe, LA 71209
Veteran Heritage Festival Bar-B-Q
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Louisiana Military Museum, 911 Revis Sirmon Loop, Abbeville, La. (green hanger at the Chris Crusta Memorial Airport)
Veterans Day Celebration
Attended by LaVetCorps Navigator Emery Cummings
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Southern University at Shreveport, Metro Center, 610 Texas St., First Floor Atrium, Shreveport, LA 71101
Veterans Day Ceremony
Attended by LaVetCorps Navigator Marty Motes
Noon
LSU Alexandria, Quad
Veterans Day Ceremony
Attended by Veterans Assistance Counselor Stan Stewart
11 a.m.
Veterans Memorial at Pointe Coupee General Hospital, 2202 False River Drive, New Roads, LA 70760
Veterans Day Ceremony
Remarks by LaVetCorps Navigator Bart Buckel
11 a.m.-noon
Baton Rouge Community College, Mid City Campus, Baton Rouge, La.
Veterans Day Ceremony and 100th Anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
11 a.m.
Ascension Veterans Park, Irma Boulevard, Gonzales, La.
Veterans Day “Honoring Our Heroes Celebration”
Attended by Veterans Assistance Counselor Sarah Thomas
11 a.m.
Railroad Park, Ruston, La.
Veterans Day Reveille Run 5K
8 a.m.
Bastion Community of Resilience, 1901 Mirabeau Ave., New Orleans, LA 70122
Veterans Upward Bound Open House
Attended by LaVetCorps Navigator Reginald Sterling
10 a.m.-3 p.m.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Aleta House, 1306 Johnston St., Lafayette, LA 70503
“Victory Gardens to Sustainable Gardening”
A Lecture by LSU Ag Professor Dr. Carl Motsenbocker
5 p.m.
Louisiana’s Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Friday, Nov. 12
Gilla Gives Back
4 p.m.
Gilla Brewing Company, 13025 Highway 44, Gonzales, LA 70737
Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home Veterans Day Parade*
*open to the public; however, participants must remain in vehicle
9:30 a.m.
1610 Evangeline Road, Jennings, LA 70546
Saturday, Nov. 13
VFW Post 3693 Auxiliary Craft Fair
9 a.m.-2 p.m.
VFW Post 3693, 42430 Church Point Road, Gonzales, LA 70737
Sunday, Nov. 14
Ascension Veterans Parade
2 p.m.
Irma Boulevard, Worthy Road, Cornerview Road
Note: If you are hosting an event and would like it added to this list, please email all information to veteran@la.gov.
