- Teach your children their
name and phone number.
- Mark your children’s clothes
on the inside with name, address and phone number.
- Go to the same area to view
parades if possible and teach your child a landmark to meet if separated.
- Children stay calm if lost,
and go to a uniformed police officer.
- Teach your child not to be
afraid of police officers and if possible take them up to one prior to the
parade.
- If no police officer is in
your area teach your child to go to another parent with children for help.
- If a stranger tries to talk
to you, “You’re not my Parent”, and get away.
- Never allow children in the
street, try to find an area with barricades and stand behind them.
- Never follow behind floats,
bands, etc.
- Never run after throws.
- Never eat the candy that is
thrown, before an adult checks it.
- Do not put your hands on the
ground.
- Do not fight over throws.
- Never throw anything at the
riders.
- Put small children in a
ladder off the street as far back as the ladder is tall, and have an adult stay
with the ladder at all times.
Click here
to link to the Jefferson Parish website for parade schedules, parade routes and
other information.