Multiple ceremonies and events dey plan for Memorial Day 2026 for Baton Rouge area and across Louisiana.
During each ceremony, people go take time to honor men and women wey die while fighting for United States.
Louisiana National Cemetery for Zachary go hold Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 25.
Baton Rouge Concert Band go perform during group annual Memorial Day concert on Monday, May 25, for Main Library on Goodwood.
The event free and open to public, dey happen for library plaza.
Selection of music go include somber tributes, patriotic songs, and stirring marches.
If rain come, concert go move indoors for library.
Another Memorial Day ceremony dey take place for LSU on Monday, May 25, at noon.
Ceremony go be for flagpole on LSU Parade Grounds.
Names of Willie Stokes Heard Jr., Charles J. Shaeffer, and Robert B. Todd go dey added to LSU War Memorial and go dey unveiled.
Three LSU alumni die while fighting during World War II.
Organizers originally plan for ceremony to take place for Veterans Memorial Park.
But ceremony move indoors and to Gonzales Council on Aging because of threat of inclement weather.
National World War II Museum for New Orleans go get Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 25.
There go be remarks from Gold Star Family member Terry Savage, wey son Brian ‘Alex’ Vaughn die during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
There go also be performances from Victory Belles and American Legion Post 377 band.
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