The rides are up and the State Fair of Louisiana is set to go in Shreveport. Thursday is Dollar Day at the Fair! From 3-10pm parking is just a dollar and all rides are a dollar.
A new amusement ride operator has been hired to run the rides at the State Fair of Louisiana this year.
Family-owned Crabtree Amusements from Staples, Texas will run things this year. They take over from Lowery Carnival which has had the contract for several years
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Weather conditions and negative news stories might have impacted State Fair of Louisiana attendance numbers -- but the critical injury of a 4-year-old boy on a kiddie ride impacted locals in another way. I talked with Fair General Manager Chris Giordano, who told me the tragic accident has left him "deeply hurt and emotionally drained"...
I talked with Caddo Sheriff's Lt. Carl Townley today about last week's drug arrests at the State Fair of Louisiana. He explained to me how everything went down...