Lake Catherine Parade, circa 1970s.

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Vintage open air red firetruck with several smiling men in dark uniforms sitting in it drives down a road.

During carnival season, a parade passed in front of the camps along Chef Menteur Highway. The Fort Pike Carnival Club, who were mostly volunteer firefighters, utilized the firetruck as their float.

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By The New Orleans Historical team
Fort Pike Volunteer Fire Department has served the Rigolets community since 1952. In its earliest days, if a fire began in the community, the department had to pump water from the surrounding bodies…