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#110 Booker T Washington High Marching Band Tulsa @ GSU Homecoming (by John Shaw)

The Booker T. Washington T-Connection Marching Band from Tulsa, Oklahoma marches in the Grambling State University Homecoming Parade, 10/20/12

Prosody performing live at Boo Mitchell’s Royal Recording Studios celebration (at Royal Studio)

Prosody performing live at Boo Mitchell’s Royal Recording Studios celebration (at Royal Studio)

The marching band of West Carroll High School from Oak Grove, Louisiana performs in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, 10/20/12

The marching band of West Carroll High School from Oak Grove, Louisiana performs in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, 10/20/12

The Exo’s Drill Team and band in Grambling Homecoming Parade 2012

Neighborhood drill teams and drum squads are common in African-American communities throughout the United States, but entire community-based bands are quite rare indeed. One of the few is the Exo’s Drill Team and Band from Alexandria, Louisiana, who are frequently seen in the Grambling Homecoming Parade each year. 

#096 Opelousas High School Marching Band @ GSU Homecoming (by John Shaw)

The Opelousas High School Marching Band marches in the Grambling Homecoming Parade, 10/20/12

All-terrain vehicles are popular in the piney woods of North Louisiana, and are a popular attraction for kids at the Grambling Homecoming Parade.