The 96th annual fair will also be remembered for the unusually large number of picnic blankets spread throu-ghout Mile Branch Settlement, for the big crowds at both the Main Stage and the smaller venue Down by the Branch, for the record number of rodeo entrants and observers, for Three Dog Night in the rain and the three-legged chicken in Old McDonald’s farm.
Despite one day of rain, the fair was a huge draw, and according to law enforcement, the crowds behaved themselves remarkably well.
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One vehicle, which was parked on Main Street and not in a fairgrounds lot, was broken into and a woman’s purse rifled through and possibly robbed. But there are typically between 10 and 12 such incidents, he said.
Additionally, one man was escorted from the Main Stage area Thursday night after he apparently refused to sit down in front when asked, and there were “several” missing persons reports, said Brown.
“The youngest was about 8,” he said. “A lot were adults. Everybody got back all right.”
The FPD is in charge of the area south of Mile Branch Creek, and the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office handles the north side.
The WPSO reportedly had to deal with two or three cases of counterfeit money being passed at the fair. Two arrests were made, and the investigation is ongoing, according to spokesperson Christina Branch.
Additional information was unavailable.
Neither agency reported any major incidents, said Bickham, who did report a major success.
“Each year the records are broken and the fair is a bigger and a better success,” he said. “This year was no different.”
He thanked the volunteers who make the fair possible, and he said next year’s fair is already in the planning stages.
“Just keep reading The Daily News for the events to come,” said Bickham.
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