(La Porte, IN) - The City of La Porte is once again the state capital for the day on the Fourth of July.

The annual declaration from the governor, making La Porte the state capital for the day, is a long-standing Independence Day tradition that lives on as Mayor Tom Dermody read the proclamation from Governor Eric Holcomb during yesterday’s Board of Public Works meeting. 

He later revealed the governor turned down his request for him to be in the La Porte parade, but said he hopes Holcomb will come next year during his final year as governor.

“Next year will be our last shot.  We hope that will happen,” Dermody said.

The Fourth of July parade in La Porte is viewed by many people as one of the best, if not, the best in the state. A flyover of military planes, scheduled at 10:15 a.m., will again kick off the start of the parade.