Christmas parades set

Area Christmas parades have been set. They are as follows:
Ville Platte
The Ville Platte Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Christmas Parade on Main Street Sunday, December 7, at 5:30 p.m.
Mamou
Mamou’s Cajun Christmas parade, the most unique parade of its kind in all of Acadiana, will be held Sunday, December 7. Parade time will be at 2 p.m.
Anyone who loves a rocking parade needs to be in Mamou to experience the unusual sights and sounds of Mamou’s annual Christmas celebration.
Anyone wishing to participate in the parade must register by contacting Parade Coordinator and Chairman Belle Deshotels at 305-0616 or Elvin Reed at (337) 224-8400.
There will be Cajun bands, beauty queens, floats of all kinds and designs, marching units and an overflow crowd. Providing live music will be the Ville Platte Playboys, Mark Young and Cajun on Demand and Kyle Huval and Friends.
The parade will assemble as usual at the Mamou High School grounds, beginning at 1 p.m. and eventually wind up at Mamou Town Hall, where the children will be given bags of candy and where Santa will arrive on his big red sleigh pulled by egrets.
All groups and individuals are invited to participate. There is no cost to enter, but everyone must register with Deshotels. There will be no horses or four-wheelers allowed.
This year’s parade marks the 23rd annual Christmas observance in the Town of Mamou.
Pine Prairie
The Pine Prairie Christmas parade will be held Sunday, December 7, at 2 p.m. Anyone interested in participating, please call 599-2904 or go by the village hall located at 1006 Edwin Elliott Drive. Deadline to enter is Wednesday, December 3, at 4 p.m.
Lone Pine
Lone Pine will hold its third annual Christmas parade Sunday, December 7, at 2 p.m. Anyone wishing to participate, please line up at First Baptist Church of Lone Pine at 1:30 p.m. Decorated motorcycles, golf carts, tractors, vehicles, etc. are all welcome. For details, visit Facebook at Lone Pine, Louisiana community page.