Neighborhood occasions deliberate to have fun Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy
Printed 8:56 am Saturday, January 14, 2023
LAPLACE — St. John the Baptist Parish residents on the East and West banks will collect Monday, January 16 to have fun the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The day of service kicks off on the East Financial institution at 9 a.m. with a march that begins at East St. John Elementary (400 Ory Drive within the Belle Pointe subdivision) and continues east on Airline Freeway to the car parking zone of the Percy Hebert constructing at 1801 W. Airline Freeway in LaPlace.
Instantly following the march can be a rally hosted by Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church’s Victory Past the Wall Ministries. This 12 months, the theme can be “Returning to our Authentic Values.”
On the identical day, the West St. John Civic Affiliation will sponsor its annual march and memorial program in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A march will start at midday from the Roland Borne Sr. Memorial Library, Freeway 18 in Edgard, and proceed east alongside River Highway to West St. John Elementary Faculty, the place a program will instantly observe within the faculty’s auditorium.
The theme of this 12 months’s program is “Dr. King’s Legacy – Equality, Peace, and Service. The place are We Immediately?”
Neighborhood activist and educator Derron Cook dinner will function the keynote speaker for this occasion. The memorial program will moreover characteristic members of the Wantu Wazuri Civic Affiliation and the West St. John Working Raiders Event Champions as grand marshalls.
All residents and organizations are invited to affix the West St. John Civic Affiliation Monday to have fun King’s legacy and the progress that has been made within the years since his passing.
West St. John Elementary college students have been invited to take part in a poster, poem or essay contest on the next matter: “Based mostly in your grade degree listed beneath, create a poster or write a poem or essay that displays the impression Dr. King’s legacy has had in your life.”
Kindergarteners by first graders might submit posters, whereas second by fourth graders will take part within the poetry contest, and fifth by seventh graders will participate within the essay contest. Winners can be introduced on the program. High entries in every class can be awarded a primary, second or third place financial prize starting from $10 to $25.
St. John Parish places of work can be closed Monday in commemoration of the Martin Luther King Jr. vacation.
- Brooke R. Cantrelle contributed to this report.