Two MLK Day celebrations in Tri-City area
Two Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations will be held Monday in the Tri-City area.
Patterson New-Age Civic Organization will host Patterson’s annual MLK Celebration at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Good Hope Baptist Church, 908 Washington St. in Patterson. Guest speaker will be Judge Lori Landry of 16th Judicial District Court. This year’s theme is “Justice, Oh Justice where are you?”
A march will immediately follow the church service, with a meal being served at the Carr-Roberson Post 589 American Legion Hall.
The St. Mary Chapter of the NAACP will hold its annual Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Celebration Monday in Morgan City. The celebration will begin with a march, followed by a tribute.
The march will start at 2:30 p.m. leaving from City Hall, 512 First St., and ending at New Zorah Baptist Church, 604 Julia Street. The tribute will follow at 3 p.m. at New Zorah Baptist Church.
Minister Jaylan Grogan of New Zorah Baptist Church will be guest speaker.
Government offices for St. Mary Parish, Morgan City, Berwick and Patterson are all closed in observance of the holiday.