WHAT: Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, an official Wreaths Across America (WAA) location, will host a wreath-laying ceremony, joining more than 4,000 other locations across the country at sea and abroad for National Wreaths Across America Day. Coordinated and led by local volunteers, sponsorship groups have raised funds throughout the year to sponsor the placement of more than 1400 veterans’ wreaths on the headstones of our fallen service members laid to rest there. This annual event seeks to further the yearly mission to Remember, Honor, Teach, ensuring that the memory of those who served our country endures.
WHEN: Saturday, December 14, 2024 10:55 am

WHERE:
Central Louisiana Veterans Cemetery
3348 University Parkway
Leesville, Louisiana 71446
337-238-6405

About Wreaths Across America
Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s yearlong mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as at more than 3,700 veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and overseas.

Volunteer Location Contact:
James K Armes III
Mary Ann Conner
337-238-6405
clvc@la.gov