The Cortana Kiwanis Club today confirmed its list of grand marshals and guest riders for its 2011 Christmas parade. Joe Alleva, LSU vice chancellor and director of athletics, will serve as grand marshal. Since arriving at LSU from Duke in 2008, Alleva has overseen one of the nation’s most successful collegiate athletic programs. Celebrity special guests will include St. Louis Cardinals second baseman and Baton Rouge native Ryan Theriot and Shelly Moore from the CBS reality show Big Brother. Kids’ grand marshal is Ronald McDonald. The parade will roll through downtown on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 5:30 p.m. The parade will run after the annual Battle of the Bands, which begins at 4 p.m. at A.Z. Young Park, 755 Third St. The parade will follow a new, extended route this year, beginning at North Third Street and Spanish Town Road in front of the State Capitol and ending at Lafayette and Third streets. Full details are available at the parade’s website here.
Alleva tapped as Christmas parade grand marshal
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