2022 Lincoln Parish Juneteenth Celebrations
Leader photo by Cameron Maynard
The Juneteenth Parade was held on Saturday morning at Grambling State University, through campus and downtown to Grambling Park. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day and Jubilee Day, commemorates the date when the last documented illegally detained slaves discovered their freedom on June 19, 1865, about two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
Leader photo by Cameron Maynard
Leader photo by Cameron Maynard
Leader photo by Cameron Maynard
Leader photo by Nancy Bergeron Gospel musicians The Hawkins Family, of Bastrop, perform during Saturday’s Juneteenth celebration in Railroad Park.
Leader photo by Nancy Bergeron Cedric Jones takes a swing at a wiffle ball kept aloft by a stream of air. Looking on is volunteer Joshua Murdock, with Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
Leader photo by Nancy Bergeron Local residents gathered in Ruston Saturday to commemorate Juneteenth with a concert at Railroad Park. One local residents fires a football at a giant inflatable dartboard.
Leader photo by Nancy Bergeron Residents clap and enjoy a gospel concert at the Ruston celebration.
