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Memorial Day parade and events announced for Vidalia
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Memorial Day parade and events announced for Vidalia There will also be a historic marker unveiling VIDALIA, La.(KNOE) - Details were released Monday afternoon for the 2026 Miss-Lou Memorial Day Parade in Vidalia.This year’s festivities will include an unveiling ceremony for a Mississippi state historical marker commemorating the parade.The parade, which has roots in the African American community, dates to the late 1800s and is one of the oldest Memorial Day traditions in the country.It was previously known as the “30th of May Parade,” according to Visit Natchez.The parade will roll on Monday, May 25.The parade lineup will start at 7:30 a.m.at Zion Baptist Church on Magnolia Street.in Vidalia.The route will travel across the bridge to Natchez and continue to the Natchez Visitor Center on S.Canal Street.After passing the visitor center, the route will turn north on Canal to Franklin Street, then continue to Pearl Street, then to Oak Street before going down Maple Street and ending north on Cemetery Road.This year Sgt.Washington Jackson of the U.S.Army National Guard will serve as the Vidalia grand marshal, and Mayor Dan M.Gibson will serve as the Natchez grand marshal, a press released said.There will be an unveiling ceremony at 9:30 that morning outside the Holiday Inn Express on S.Canal Street.The program will feature presentations by Roscoe Barnes III, cultural heritage tourism manager at Visit Natchez; Mayor Dan M.Gibson; Robert Gardner, Vidalia alderman for District 2; and Annette Sharp, general manager of the Holiday Inn Express.At 11 a.m., there will be a Memorial Day ceremony at the Natchez National Cemetery.Copyright 2026 KNOE.All rights reserved.