This is a photo of a parade entry in Monroe’s Water Carnival Parade held by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1948:
https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A246
I wish I knew the gentleman driving the Model T! This was held on DeSiard Street and you can see some of the businesses that were there, such as Howard Brothers Jewelry, The Capitol Theater, Famous Fabric Shop and J.C. Penny’s.
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