La. prepares for a ride in Rose Parade

Louisiana’s “Celebration Riverboat” is getting ready to set sail in California, cruising the streets of Pasadena in the 134th Rose Parade on Monday.

This will be Louisiana’s second year participating in the parade, fresh off last year’s float winning the Wrigley Legacy Award and encouraging millions around the world to visit the state.
Country Music Association Award winner, 2022 Academy of Country Music New Female of the Year winner, and Louisiana music ambassador Lainey Wilson will perform mid-parade for millions of viewers nationally and internationally.

Additionally, Rose Parade riders include a former patient of the Shriners Hospital in Shreveport and 21 Louisiana queens from around the state.

Jordan Gallegos, queen of this year’s Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, is among those who have been invited.

The broadcast will be 8 a.m.-noon Monday on ABC.