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The Jefferson Parish Historical Commission and the Jefferson Historical Society of Louisiana will hold their annual Thomas Jefferson Wreath Ceremony on Friday, April 3, in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president of the United States, the author of the Declaration of Independence, and the orchestrator of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty. The ceremony will mark the 266th anniversary of Jefferson’s birth.

This year’s event will begin at 10:00 A.M. in front of the new General Government Building in Gretna. Proclamations by Jefferson Parish’s seven municipalities will be presented during the event, and the president of the society and the chairlady of the commission will lay a wreath at the base of the Thomas Jefferson statue. The Colonial Color Guard of West Jefferson High School and the John Ehret High School Patriot Band will assist with the celebration. The ceremony is free and open to the public. All are encouraged to attend.

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