Monday, May 10, 1999

May 21, 1999, will be the official Media Day for the upcoming Law Enforcement Torch Run. The media event will be at 12:00 noon on the 21^st at the Riverfront Park on Clyde Fant Parkway.

Prior to the 21^st assembly, the torch will have already traveled through Rodessa, Vivian, Oil City, Minden and Bossier City. Here is the itinerary:
Friday, May 14^th at 11:00 a.m. from the state line to Rodessa;
Monday, May 17^th from Rodessa to Vivian;
Tuesday, May 18^th from Vivian to Oil City;
Wednesday, May 19^th Oil City to La. Hwy 173;
May 20^th La. Hwy 173 to Caddo Parish Jail (CPJ);
May 21^st CPJ to Riverfront Park.

The Minden leg will be run on the morning of May 21^st. Then the torch will be transported to LSP Troop G and beginning at about 11:00 a.m., the torch will be run from Troop G to Bossier City Municipal Complex to Texas Street Bridge to Market Street where it will join up with the run from CPJ then down Texas to Marshall to Crockett to Riverfront Park.

After a brief ceremony at Riverfront Park beginning at approximately 12:00 noon, the run will resume south on Clyde Fant to East 70^th Street to Youree Drive and will be put to bed on La. Highway One just south of Flournoy Lucas.

On Monday, May 24^th at 7:00 a.m., the run will resume to Natchitoches on Monday, rest, then on Tuesday from Natchitoches to Troop E in Alexandria. This will conclude the Northwest La Torch Run and the torch will be handed over to the Central Louisiana Leg.

Your coverage and PSAs would be most appreciated as this is a fundraiser for the Louisiana Special Olympics. Call me if you need additional. Thanks