LOUISIANA – To celebrate the fall season the Louisiana Community Betterment Association is sponsoring a business scarecrow decorating contest.

Applications to participate were recently hand-delivered to as many businesses in the Louisiana area as possible. The scarecrows should be on display every day beginning Oct. 9 and remain on display through the Oct. 25.

Those businesses that have not received an application to participate should contact Diana Huckstep, LCBA chair, at 314-640-4420.

"We felt like this would be a fun and creative way to welcome in the fall season and give folks a chance to show off their talents," Huckstep noted. "This will also be a fun activity for people to drive around and view all the entries. We are pleased to say we have 19 businesses participating.”

The business winner of the scarecrow contest will be presented with a traveling trophy on Friday, Oct. 18 to coincide with the Colorfest weekend, which begins Saturday, Oct. 19th and runs through Sunday, Oct. 20.

Judging of the scarecrows will take place beginning the week of Oct. 14, so all scarecrows should be on display during the daytime operating hours during that week.

Businesses currently participating are:
Abel's Quik Stop #1 at 720 N. 3rd. St.
Abel's Quik Stop #2 at 3508 Georgia St.
Brown’s Auto Body at 20 Kelly Lane
Juevine Center for Autism at 201 Brown Lane
Kate's Attic at 515 Georgia St.
Lacrosse Lumber Company at 123 Main St.
LendNation at 3318 Georgia St.
Louisiana Flowers & Gifts at 519 Georgia St.
Louisiana Food Pantry at 414 Georgia St.
Louisiana Head Start at 130 Memorial Dr.
Lynn's Heritage House at 800 Kelly Ln.
MASH at 607 Georgia St.
Riverside Salon at 117 Georgia St.
Shelter Insurance at 3404 Georgia St.
Speed Commerce at 3016 Georgia St.
Stark Bros. at 20947 Hwy. 54
State Farm Insurance at 201 Georgia St.
Tax & Accounting Solutions at 812 Georgia St.
The Mercantile Bank at 222 Georgia St.