Lake Catherine Parade, circa 1970s.

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Lake Catherine Parade, circa 1970s.

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.

This file appears in: Fort Pike Volunteer Fire Department

By The New Orleans Historical team
Fort Pike Volunteer Fire Department has served the Rigolets community since 1956. In its earliest days, if a fire began in the community, the department had to pump water from the surrounding bodies of water to extinguish the blaze. Many of the…