It all began back in 1979 when the St. Charles Rotary Club, looking for a money-making event for its charitable purposes, started the Alligator Festival. It was held in the driveway-entrance of Willowdale Country Club but soon advanced to more appropriate areas of the parish. […]
Harry Hurst students representing the Wetland Watchers Service-Learning Project were invited by the St. Charles Parish Rotary Club to be a part of the Alligator Festival’s popular Alligator Stomp 5K Race. […]
More than 30,000 people are expected to descend upon Luling for the Rotary Club’s 33rd annual Alligator Festival to browse crafts from more than 30 vendors, listen to a wide variety of music and chow down on famous south Louisiana delicacies.
You might have heard Erin Freese’s voice rising above the field at a local football game. You might have heard her song through the crowd at the Alligator Festival. If you have ever been to a local singing competition, you definitely have not missed her tunes.
Around 25,000 people are expected to descend upon St. Charles Parish for the Rotary Club’s 32nd annual Alligator Festival. Greeting them at the West Bank Bridge Park will be 40 crafts vendors, numerous festival rides, a wide-variety of music, famous south Louisiana delicacies and even baby alligators.
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This year’s Alligator Festival poster was designed by recent DHS and Satellite Center graduate, Shelby Neblett. […]
HAHNVILLE – The 31st Annual Alligator Festival will be held by the St. Charles Rotary Club at the West Bank Bridge Park from Friday through Sunday, Sept.24-26. The event will include great food, live music and amusement rides. The festival’s live music line-up includes The Wise Guys, The Bucktown All-Stars, The Topcats and many others. A preview night will be held Thursday, Sept. 23 from 6-9 p.m. with only amusement rides and limited food options.
Regular festival operating hours will be 6-11 p.m. on Sept. 24, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Sept. 25 and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Sept. 26.
Visit www.stcharlesrotary.com for more information. […]
Around 45,000 people, and some live alligators, are expected to descend upon St. Charles Parish for the Rotary Club’s 31st annual Alligator Festival. […]
On Saturday, Sept. 26, a Luling woman was robbed at knife-point on River Road as she was leaving the Alligator Festival at around 7 p.m. […]
Along with chowing down on the unusual cuisine, listening to music and spinning around on rides, many Alligator Festival goers were asked to fill out a five question survey by students from the Satellite Center. […]
Hurricanes Gustav and Ike did their best to wreak havoc on St. Charles Parish, but they couldn’t keep the Alligator Festival down. […]
The St. Charles Parish Rotary Club rolled out the red carpet last weekend at the Westbank Bridge Park in Luling for the “King of the Swamp” at the 28th Annual Alligator Festival – and patron of the event said that this year was better than ever. […]
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