Students and faculty from Hathaway High School wave flags Thursday as they participate in the Veterans Day parade at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings. The patriotic parade featured classic vehicles, motorcycles, marching bands, cheerleaders and more.

Parade participants wave flags and salute area veterans Thursday as they ride in the annual Veterans Day parade at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings. Veterans also enjoyed food and music following the parade.

A decorated truck and the Welsh High School cheerleaders salute local veterans Thursday during a Veterans Day parade at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings. Veterans lined the grounds of the Veterans Home early to catch a glimpse of the parade as it rolled past the home.

Members of the Jennings High School football team ride on a firetruck Thursday during a Veterans Day parade at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings. The parade featured classic vehicles, marching bands, cheerleaders, motorcycles and more.

A motorcyclist salutes as he rides past a group of veterans Thursday during a Veterans Day parade at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings. The parade was followed by dancing, music and a cochon de lait.

Army Veteran Shirley Guidry, 98, waves a flag as he rides in a classic military jeep Thursday during a Veterans Day parade at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings. Guidry was among four parade marshals leading this year's parade to salute area veterans.