L’Observateur / August 18, 1999

NEW ORLEANS – The 1999 Bayou Brigade motorcycle ride benefiting Special Olympics Louisiana (SOL) is scheduled for Oct. 2, SOL officialsannounced.

The third annual Bayou Brigade is scheduled to begin in Alexandria, ride to Lafayette and on to Baton Rouge. After a short rally in Baton Rouge, theBrigade will continue to its destination – the site of the Gretna Heritage Festival. The entrance of the Bayou Brigade will kick-off the beginning ofa grand two-day festival including games, auctions, a car show, craft booths and two stages of live entertainment. Food and beverages will beavailable for purchase. Entertainers scheduled for the weekend will be theCharlie Daniels Band, Jean Knight and Frankie Ford, Clarence “Frogman” Henry, Bobbie Cure and the Summer Time Blues, Rockin Dopsie Jr., BruceDaigreport, Untouch-ables, Michael Ward, Burg-undy, the Navy Band, and Buck Baer and Accents.

Pre-registration for the 1999 Bayou Brigade is available through Sept. 15for $20 per driver and $15 per passenger. On-site registration of the dayof the ride can be done in Alexandria, Lafayette or Baton Rouge and will cost $25 per driver and $20 per passenger. All participants receive acommemorative Bayou Brigade T-shirt featuring our official mascot, Roux de Gator, and the first 300 to pre-register will also receive a first edition commemorative pin. Food and beverages will be provided free ofcharge at all three registration sites.

To receive a Bayou Brigade pre-registration form, or to pre-register by credit card or for more information, call Special Olympics Louisiana’s toll-free number, 1-800-345-6644.

All proceeds from the Bayou Brigade benefit the more than 12,000 children and adults with mental retardation who currently train and compete year-round in SOL sports training programs.

SOL does not receive any financial help from Special Olympics Inc., theJoseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, state or federal government and is not aUnited Way agency.

No fees are incurred by Special Olympics athletes or their families. To beself-sufficient in raising its $1.5 million budget, SOL relies on thebenevolence of corporations, individuals, civic groups, foundations and a host of special events like the Bayou Brigade.

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