Louisiana’s third annual Rose Parade^® float is getting ready to roll along the streets of Pasadena, California, on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, encouraging millions around the world to visit the state.

Louisiana’s 2024 Rose Parade^® float features a larger-than-life Mardi Gras jester, fleur-de-lis, second-line inspired umbrellas, and of course lots of purple, green and gold. Louisiana’s rolling performance will include all the sights and sounds of a Louisiana Mardi Gras. Performing will be Grammy-nominated Zydeco musician Sean Ardoin, Cajun fiddler Amanda Shaw, and legendary guitarist James Burton.

Starting Dec. 28, the Office of Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser will upload images and video of the of the decorating process as the float transforms from a metal skeleton to the finished product decorated entirely with flowers, leaves, and seeds. Those videos and images can be downloaded from a DropBox folder titled 135th Tournament Roses Parade. New photos, videos, and interviews will be uploaded every day.

The Rose Parade^® will be broadcast on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, to viewers across the world. The television event airs on several networks including live telecasts in Armenia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and on American Forces Network.

Local entrepreneurs, Vickie Stothart Murray and Eve Cox Mitchell, are volunteering their talents helping to create floats for the parade. Stay tuned to RRPJ for an upcoming article detailing their adventures.