(La Porte, IN) - The La Porte High School homecoming parade will be in the downtown area this year.

The parade will be on State Street east of the courthouse after the city’s Board of Public Works & Safety on Tuesday granted a request to close that section of street for the October 6 festivities.

LPHS Teacher Nicole Wilczynski said the idea for having the parade and potentially vendors there is to make homecoming more an event for the whole community.

“We want everyone there wearing orange and black,” she said.

The parade will be October 6.  That section of State Street will be closed from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to allow for the parade and clean-up.

“This is fantastic.   Whatever we can do to help,” said Mayor Tom Dermody.