The Opelousas Police Department is reminding the public that barricades along the Creole Festival Parade route will be put up this weekend.
Those barricades will be secured in place at some point during the early morning hours of Sunday, November 3, 2019, according to police. The placement will cause cross traffic on city streets along the route on US Hwy. 190 and LA. 182 to be closed off until the parade is completed.
The barricades will be opened as soon as possible to allow for the regular flow of traffic.
Holy Ghost Creole Festival PARADE
The parade will begin on Sunday November 3, 2019 with the line-up beginning at 11:00 a.m. and parade beginning at 12:00 noon.
Line-up will begin at the Farmers’ Market and go back as far as the Post Office. The parade will start at the Farmers’ Market and head west on Landry Street. They will then turn north on Union Street and continue on Union Street until turning west on Church Street to the light. The parade will then make a right turn at the light heading north on Main Street, ending in the Food Liner parking lot.
