Olympia rolls through Covington tomorrow night

The Krewe of Olympia parade will roll through the streets of downtown Covington starting at 6 p.m. tomorrow.

The theme this year is "Olympia Celebrates Festivals Around the World," and some of the float names will be Oktoberfest, Bastille Day, Cinco De Mayo and Running with the Bulls. There will be 25 floats in this year’s parade.

Special throws to look for this year include light up LED soft rubber lightning bolt necklace, light up Olympia polystone medallion, light up LED foam lightning bolt, backpack with Krewe logo, laurel wreath head piece with Olympia logo, LED light up A lot of LSU and Saints themed items will also be thrown.

The grand marshal is Matthew Cole, a corporal in the Marine Corps who was partially paralyzed while fighting the war in Iraq. Cole dedicated his inclusion in the ball and parade to all of the memebrs of the armed forces in St Tammany who never made it home.