GARYVILLE, La. — Sitting across from one of the biggest River Parish bonfires is the Johnson family home. The 1857 house is decked out in ribbons, bows, and wreaths and they even have a way to ...

Looking at the miles of charred, smoldering wood along the levee on Christmas Day, it is striking how little is left after the amount of work people put into the bonfires each year. But those who ...

THOSE CELEBRATORY CHEERS FILLED THE ANNUAL BONFIRES ON THE LEVEE EVENT IN GARYVILLE, AS THE SPECIAL WOODEN DISPLAYS WENT UP IN FLAMES. THIS IS AN AMAZING. THEY DID AMAZING THIS YEAR AND I’M SO ...

One standout creation this year is a 20-foot-tall reindeer bull, sculpted with precision by “Blood, Sweat, and Bonfires”, a Garyville-based group known for their elaborate designs. For 14 ...

GARYVILLE, La. (WGNO) — Bonfires lined the levees in the river parishes, with the main attraction being a 15-foot-tall reindeer named Roux-dolph. The reindeer with a light up nose took weeks to ...

Garyville resident Josh Weidert said the group grew up building bonfires with their dads. “We've been doing this since we were little kids,” he said. “We just kind of grew up doing it and ...