OAK GROVE, La., (KNOE 8 News) - If you're not headed for the Jesse James Festival on the 15th, you might want to avoid Oak Grove.
The Town of Oak Grove has been authorized to close LA 2 (Main Street) from the junction of LA 17 and LA 2 to the intersection of LA 2 and Koerner Street (for approximately three blocks) in the Town of Oak Grove to traffic for the Jesse James Festival, to be held on Saturday, September 15, 2012 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
All traffic control of the festival will be the responsibility of the Town of Oak Grove including all traffic control devices and the necessary detours.
Detours around the site will be as follows: Traveling east on LA 2, detour right (south on LA 17), detour left (east) on Marietta Street to Koerner Street, turn left (north) on Koerner Street to LA 2. Traveling from the south on LA 17, detour right (east) on Marietta Street to Koerner, turn left (north) on Koerner Street to LA 2. Traveling from the north on LA 17, detour left (east) on Marietta Street to Koerner Street, turn left (north) on Koerner Street to LA 2.
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