ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. — St. John Sheriff Mike Tregre has announced a one-way traffic flow will be initiated for the lighting of the bonfires on Christmas Eve in St. John the Baptist ...

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. — St. John Parish police have announced a one-way traffic flow will be initiated for the lighting of the bonfires on Christmas Eve in St. John the Baptist Parish.

AND BONFIRES WHO BUILT THIS BLUE CRAB BONFIRE. ALL OF ATTH IS GOING TO GO UP IN SMOKE AT 6:00 TONIGHT. WHILE WE WERE HERE WE RAN INTO ST. JOHN PARISH PRESIDENT JACLYN HOTARD, OWH SAID THERE WAS ...

(Photo by Dinah Rogers) Bonfire Row Parish officials in St. John the Baptist and St. James parishes say 158 permits were issued this year for construction of the wood structures on top of the ...

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River Parishes bonfire builders embody tradition ... Turn around and head east on River Road to catch the structures in St. John Parish. Parting Pearls: Go early. Expect traffic.

Are you heading to the Christmas Eve Bonfires? The traffic flow will be modified to accommodate the crowds. The St. John Parish Sheriff's Office has announced a one-way traffic flow for Christmas ...

There will be a lot of elaborate bonfires to look at on the levees, up and down the Mississippi in the River Parishes on Christmas Eve. Maurice Rousseve and his team, including St. John Parish ...

Whatever the truth of its origin, the tradition has grown into a huge community event with nearly 140 bonfires expected in St. James ... in that parish, according to John Parish government officials.