Parades
gRAND MARSHALS
krewe parade
2020 Krewe Parade GRAND MARSHAL

Layon Gray
(Writer/Director)
About Layon Gray
Children's parade
2020 Children's Parade
GRAND MARSHAL

Chanley Patterson
Miss Louisiana’s Outstanding Teen 2019
About Chanley Patterson
- From Ruston, LA
- Attends Cedar Creek School
- Platform: #MoreThan4 — Pediatric Cancer Research
- Talent: Piano
- Plans to pursue a degree that will allow her to work with children
- Scholastic: 4.0 GPA; National Junior Honor Society member
- Active in Strauss Youth Academy for the Arts
- Accomplished vocalist and pianist
- Community volunteer
Classic Cars & College Cheerleaders Parade
2020 CC&C
GRAND MARSHAL

Mark S. Wood
Rapides Parish Sheriff Elect
About Mark S. Wood
Mark began his career with the Sheriff’s Office as a corrections officer at the jail in 1999. Upon completion of the Police Academy, Mark worked as a patrolman for several years and then transferred to Narcotics where he spent much of his career. He was also a member of the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team. In 2012 he was promoted to Major and assigned to head the Enforcement Division. As the head of this division, he was responsible for the primary services of the Sheriff’s Office, including Uniform Patrol Deputies, School Resource Officers, and Reserve Deputies. Throughout his tenure, he was detailed to serve in hurricane response security and assistance, including hurricanes Rita, Katrina, and Lilly.