RIVER PARISHES, La. (WAFB) - Papa Noel is coming down the Mississippi River for Christmas, but he’s not the only one traveling a long distance for Christmas. RELATED: River parishes ready bonfires for ...

Potential for dangerously low visibility as dense fog mixes with residual smoke from fireworks & the lighting of the Bonfires along the levee in Lutcher, Gramercy & Paulina. Potential for dangerously ...

A centuries-old tradition of lighting bonfires on the Mississippi River levees continues in south Louisiana. The bonfires are lit on Christmas Eve, with local folklore saying they light the way for ...

On Christmas Eve, bonfires along the Mississippi River levee lit the way to Papa Noel. The event has become a huge holiday spectacle with fireworks and thousands of spectators. Residents say the ...

LUTCHER, La. (WVUE) - Building bonfires along the levees of the Mississippi River to light the way for Papa Noel is one of the oldest Cajun traditions, starting long before electricity lit our homes ...