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Tangi thanks America's heroes in epic veterans celebration

Parade Grand Marshal, 101-year-old George Van Zandt, is serenaded by the Victory Belles on stage in Ponchatoula’s Memorial Park.
Parade Grand Marshal, 101-year-old George Van Zandt, is serenaded by the Victory Belles on stage in Ponchatoula’s Memorial Park.

On Saturday, November 1, 2025, Tangipahoa Parish hosted its inaugural “Ponchatoula Celebrates Veterans” parade to pay tribute to our local veterans. Thousands of community members showed up in person to thank them for their service and acknowledge the sacrifices they’ve made so that the rest of us could enjoy ourAmerican freedoms.

Many of our service men and women never came back home, and Saturday…