Festival Parade -

Friday, April 8, 2022

Everyone is invited to ride in the festival parade on Friday, April 8. You are encouraged to decorate your float, vehicle, or bike with the theme: Louisiana Railroad Days Festival or a train theme. There is no fee to enter.

It is a great opportunity to advertise your Business or Club. Golf carts are welcome. 

Lineup will be on Third Street, on the south side of DeQuincy Primary School, starting at 2 p.m. The parade will start at 3 p.m. and will travel to the Railroad Museum fairgrounds at Pine St. For more information, call Janet Jordy at 337-842-5022.

The DeQuincy Federated Service League will not be responsible for any property or bodily damage due to items being thrown from any float or vehicle.

2022 Parade Marshal - Paula Rutland, DeQuincy Federated Service League 2021 "Club Woman of the Year." 

2022 Festival Chairmen

Festival Chairman: Tonya Thibodeaux, 337-526-9635

Entertainment: Kim Goodman, 337-794-2520

Vendor Booths: Paula Rutland, 337-317-1080/Cindy Dowers, 337-489-5342

Pageant: Krystal Keel, 337-274-3572

Gospel Night: Linda Royer, 337-317-3711/Denise Doyle, 337-540-7779

T-Shirts: Mary Barbery, 337-786-2722

Old Timers Reunion: Jolene Constance, 337-317-1575

Parade: Janet Jordy, 337-842-5022

Bicycle Parade: Dawn Rainwater, 337-794-1635

Children's Activities: Becky Grove, 337-884-0595

Railroad Idol: Bridget Craft, 337-802-1547

Rides & Tickets: Evalin Hester, 337-263-3041

RUN THE RAILS/5K Fun Run/Walk: Laura Brown, 337-802-9873

KOOZIES WILL BE ON SALE AT THE "RED CABOOSE" AND AT COKE BOOTHS

2022 Festival T-Shirts

ON SALE NOW

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DeQuincy Railroad Museum!

Thank You!!

The members of the DeQuincy Federated Service League, sponsors of the Louisiana Railroad Days Festival of DeQuincy, would like to extend a hearty THANK YOU to everyone who participated in and attended the 2022 festival.  We were so pleased to be able to bring back the festival we all know and love. Your support means everything to us and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Special “THANK YOUS” are offered to Mayor Riley Smith, the ladies in City Hall, and the employees of the City of DeQuincy, without whom the festival would not be possible. We would like to say thank you to the Railroad Museum Board and employees.   Thank you to all members of DFSL and business groups that participated in this year’s festival.

We appreciate all of the local business and schools that supported the festival by wearing their railroad festival t-shirts each Friday.  Thank you to Zollie Hollie and Brookshire Bros. for selling shirts.  Special thanks to all of the businesses located along Lake Charles Ave. for your patience and cooperation prior to and during the festival.   We would like to thank this year’s sponsors: Riley Smith & Sons Funeral Home, PSC Group, Hertz Rentals, Bae Bae’s Backyard, Sam’s Tires, Nichols Dry Goods, LaRumba, El Tucan, Brookshire Brothers, Bryan and Strange, CLECO, Dr. Paul Perry, Lake Area Dentistry, Sabine State Bank, B1 Bank, DeQuincy Memorial Hospital and Heritage Place Hotel.

As always, thank you to Coca-Cola, DeQuincy United Methodist Church, LAWCO, Centurylink, and to Jeffera DeViney, and the DeQuincy News Staff, Deep South Productions, and Cumulus Media KYKZ-FM

We could not have had our great family festival without Eddy Dahlquist, who we appreciate more than he knows! Also, Joe Richardson and Joe Larvadain, who were always there with a smile.  THANK YOU is not enough!!! Also thanks to Lt. Mitchell Taylor, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Department and Reserve Unit as well as Police Chief Casey Whitehead, the DeQuincy City Police, and Reserve Unit.  Thank You to the City Crew for setting up before festival and tearing down after the festival. 

THANK YOU DEQUINCY and surrounding area!!!  DeQuincy Federated Service League.