This weekend, I went to a fair in New Roads called the Harvest Festival. This has been around for about six years, and each year I've attended it. It began as a small gathering outside the Poydras Center called the fall fest. My old school was one of the biggest groups of volunteers there. The mayor stopped by and decided that next autumn he would make it huge. Each year the harvest fest has had food, music, and rides. It has been relatively constant over these past six years. This year was honestly disappointing. The city had definitely gone in a direction favoring music and food, rather than rides.
I've spoken to several in attendance, and they agree with me on this matter. The whole setup was different. With the rides in an area in close proximity to the concerts, it is much harder to be separate from adults. You can argue however you'd like, but being away from adults allows kids to be themselves. I will still be attending future harvest fests, I just hope town hall hears some of this feedback.
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