By james art It’s Halloween in the Capital Region!
As All Saints Eve approaches, parents should be aware of trick-or-treating hours in the various parishes that make up the metropolitan region. A list of these hours is available below:
Ascension Parish
– For the entire parish: from 6 to 8 p.m
Assumption Parish
– For the whole parish: from 17:30 to 20:00
East Baton Rouge Parish
– For the entire parish: from 6 to 8 p.m
Iberville Parish
– For the entire parish: from 6 to 8 p.m
Parish of Tangipahoa
– City of Amite: from 17:00 to 19:00
– Tangipahoa Rural Parish: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m
– Kentwood from 17:00 to 19:00
Parish of Livingston
– City of Walker: 6 to 8 p.m
– Non-corporate areas: from 18:00 to 20:00
– City of Albany: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m
Pointe Coupee Parish
– New roads: from 17:30 to 19:30
– Rural areas: from 17:30 to 19:30
St. Mary’s Parish
– For the entire parish: from 6 to 8 p.m
West Baton Rouge Parish
– Non-corporate areas: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m
– Brusly: from 17:30 to 19:30
– Addis: from 17:30 to 19:30
West Feliciana Parish
– St. Francisville: 5:30pm to 7:30pm (restricted to children 12 and under; trick-or-treaters should also call homes where lights are on; Royal St will be close to vehicles.)
WBRZ will update this list as we receive more trick or treat time announcements.
Before trick-or-treating goes door-to-door, local events happen throughout the month to get people in the holiday spirit. Read more about them below!
Wednesday, Oct. 23
– Kicking off Red Ribbon Week downtown at Trick ‘r Treat and Night Out Against Crime in the 100 block of North Cypress Street in Hammond.
– Belleview’s IRPD’s Boo from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Plaquemine Belleview Park (restricted to children over 12).
– The Arc’s Drive Thru Trunk or Treat from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Arc of East Ascension (1122 S. East Ascension Complex Blvd. Gonzales, LA 70737).
Thursday, Oct. 24
– Knock Knock! Is boo there? from 17:00 to 19:00 at the Chuk-chuk Children’s Museum.
– Spooky Serenity October 24th through October 30th at Events at Serenity (33135 LA-16, Denham Springs, LA 70706; tickets are $15.)
– Trunk or Treat at Capitol Elementary School from 4:00pm to 5:00pm
– Jamestown Witches Walk at 14445 Market North Drive starting at 6:15 p.m
Friday, Oct. 25
– BREC’s Swamp Haunted Hikes from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at 8815 Oak Hills Parkway in Baton Rouge ($6 per adult and $8 per child; geared toward younger children).
-Trunk or Treat from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at 4811 Harding Blvd in Baton Rouge.
– Bag or Treat at the East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Learning Resource Center from 5:00pm to 6:00pm
– Ghosts and Ghouls Halloween from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at Tanger Outlets in Gonzales.
– Halloween Senior Sock Hop; lunch is served at 11 a.m. in the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center Gym.
– Witches Night from 5pm to 7pm at The B Hive to enjoy treats and Halloween Bubbly (Merle Norman 501 New Roads Street).
Saturday, October 26
– Trunk or Treat from 11am to 1pm at the St. Fire Department. George, 14100 Airline Highway.
– Fifolet Halloween Parade starting at 4pm in downtown Baton Rouge.
– Boo Bash from 5:30pm to 9:00pm at The Village at Willow Grove in Baton Rouge.
– BRPD Trunk or Treat 10am to 2pm at Howell Community Park, 5509 Winbourne Avenue.
– East Feliciana Parish Spooktacular on College Street in Jackson from 5 to 8 p.m.
– Trick of Treat at Old River Landing. Children’s ride with costumes for children and adults, registration for the ride takes place from 17:00 to 18:00 and the ride starts at 18:00
Sunday, October 27
– Haints, Haunts and Halloween from 2:00pm to 4:30pm at the LSU Museum of Country Life ($6 admission for children, $12 admission for 12+).
– City of Zachary Trunk or Treat in downtown Zachary from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m
– Livingston Pumpkin Palooza in the Park from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at Circle Drive Park featuring a pumpkin carving contest with a Playstation 5 grand prize.
– St. George Fire Department Trunk or Treat Fest from 11am to 1pm at the St. George at 14100 Airline Highway.
Tuesday, Oct. 29
– Halloween Family Fun Night with Bag or Treat at the Lighthouse Food Truck Court from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
– Baldwin Volunteer Fire Department Trunk or Treat at Old Baldwin Elementary School from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Wednesday, Oct. 30
– Boo with the Blue at BRPD Headquarters from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Thursday, October 31
– Harleaux Halloween from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on the crosswalk between WW Harleaux and TT Harris, Marshall Street to Fleniken Lane in Plaquemine
– Trunk or Treat at Tangipahoa Village from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, contact Alice Briggs at (985) 229-8300
– Trick-or-Treat Drive Thru with a costume contest! 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Galvez-Lake Volunteer Fire Department, 1628 Joe Sevario Road, Prairieville
– Livingston Parish Library Trunk or Treat from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in the Main Branch Parking Lot (20390 Iowa Street.)
– Trunk or treatment in the Catholic Church of St. Augustine at New Roads from 5pm to 7pm
– Boo and the Badge from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Wag Center in Donaldsonville.
– luggage party or treat from 18:00 to 20:00 at St. Gabriel (1400 Dr. Gordon Simon LeBlanc)
– Truck or Treat and Boo on the Bowie from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the White Castle Community Center (32725 Bowie St.; to reserve a table, call 225-545-3012; to reserve a seat for a car, call 225-716-2283.)
– Merchant Trail from 5:00pm to 7:00pm in downtown Kentwood (start at any business and follow the trail: Market Max, Kentwood Fire Department, This and That Pawn Shop, Schilling’s Pharmacy & Gifts, 4M Vendors Mall & Coffee Bar, Connie’s Jewelry & Gifts, The Cafe, Kentwood Library, 51 Nutrition, Wine On Main, Wagon Wheel Boutique, Hart’s Bar- BQ, Kentwood Ace Hardware, The Snow Shack, The Good Times Daiquiris, Noah’s Ark Daycare, Allen Bros Feed, Glenda’s Flowers & Gifts, The Total Look, Charlie’s Tire Shop, Popeyes, Kentwood Family Pharmacy, 360 Therapy, Pizza Shack in Kentwood, La, Beck’s Fried Chicken, Sonic Drive-In, Kentwood Family Practice Clinic, Dollar General and Top Dog Training (located across from Dollar General.)
On weekends in October, Gate 13 is also open to provide haunts and scares for those brave enough. More information can be found here.