The State Fair of Louisiana opens Wednesday in Shreveport.
Crews spent the last several weeks getting the grounds ready for the crowds.
“They color-coordinate all their tents,” says marketing manager Russell Adams. “They landscape it with plants and flowers. The rides are just superb. They all look brand new; some of them are not, obviously.”
The State Fair has a new operator this year.
“Talley Amusements out of Fort Worth … have got a reputation of being one of the safest carnival ride operators in the country,” says Adams. “We had several companies we talked to, and we chose Talley because they’re only three and a half hours down Interstate 20 from us.”
Talley Amusements also operates the State Fair of Texas, which wrapped up in Dallas earlier this month.
No state fair would be complete without deep-fried, artery-clogging food.
“McKinney’s Corn Dogs is a big popular item out here, as most fairs,” Adams says. “They do the fried Oreos (and) fried Twinkies , things like that are really good.”
The fair will feature lots of live music, a livestock show and the LRCA Finals Rodeo.
“We’re going to be doing two rodeos on Saturday, November 2nd — 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. — and then we’ll do a 3:00 Sunday afternoon rodeo, which will be the finale of the LRCA,” says Adams.
The State Fair is open 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. weekdays, 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. weekends.
It runs through November 17th and is closed November 4th, 11th and 12th.
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