Start time for Spanish Town Parade moved | Weather

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB)- The Spanish Town Parade will roll rain or shine Saturday, but due to the weather, it will start a little later than originally scheduled.

Organizers said the mayor and police chief expressed safety concerns about the parade, so it will begin at 3:30 p.m.

**Note** An alert was sent out by WAFB saying the parade will start at 4 p.m., about a minute after that was sent out, Baton Rouge Police sent a news release saying the start time was changed again to 3:30 p.m.

They are asking that parade spectators wait until 2 p.m. before making an attempt to enter the downtown area. The float line-up and parade participants arrival time has also been changed to 2 p.m.

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