Rules and Regulations

Rapides Parish Fair Association, Inc.

Mailing Address: 300 Grady Britt Drive  Alexandria, Louisiana 71302
Phone Number:  (318) 767-3968      
Fax Number: (318) 767-3971
Officers
Jimbo Thiels -President
G. H. "Bubba Cross - Vice President
D. D. Fuller - Treasurer
Lou Altazan-Brown - Secretary

Board of Directors
E. A. Andries, Jr.
Robert Andries
Sherri Bennet
Cliff Brister
Lou Altazan-Brown
Danny Coombs
G. H. "Bubba" Cross
Carolyn Dekeyzer
D. D. Fuller
Ralph Gill
Bennett Landreneau
James Thiels, Jr.
Peggy Williams
Ronald "Squeaky" Williams
Matt Martin

 1. Entries in all classes,  unless  otherwise specified, will  be limited to Rapides Parish residents  only, regardless of race,  color, sex, age, handicap, religion, or national origin.

2. The Rapides Parish Fair of Louisiana reserves to its Board of Directors the final and absolute right to
interpret these rules and regulations and arbitrarily settle and determine all matters, questions, and differences in regard thereto or otherwise arising out of, connected with or incident to the  fair.

3. The Board of Directors reserves the right to amend or add to these rules as they, in their judgment,  may deem advisable. In the event of conflict of general and specific rules, the  latter will govern.

 4.   Any person who violates any of the following or special rules will forfeit all privileges and premiums and may be subject to such penalty as the Board of Directors may  order.

 5.    The following rules and regulations will apply to each and every department of the fair and exhibitors and concessionaires are required to familiarize themselves with all rules.

 6.   The 56th Annual  Rapides Parish Fair will be held in Alexandria, Louisiana, October 12-16 on Hwy 71 South in Alexandria, Louisiana. The  Board of Directors has the right to postpone, extend, or cancel the dates of the fair for any cause whatsoever, which they deem necessary for the good of all  concerned.

 7.   All entries must be  entered at the fairgrounds in their respective division according to the  schedule.

 8.   All  livestock exhibits must remain intact until 7:00 a.m.., Sunday, October 16, 2016.  Exhibits in the exhibit building must remain intact until 4:00 p.m., Sunday  October 16, 2016 the closing day of fair. Failure to comply with this  requirement will bar said exhibitor from participating in premiums which may  have awarded by the judge in any department of the  fair.

 9.   All items not advancing  to State Fair are to be picked up at the Rapides Parish Fair between the hours  of 4:00 p.m.-5:30 pm. on Sunday, October 16, 2016. Articles not picked up after  the Rapides Parish Fair must be picked up between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.  Monday, October 17, 2016 at the State Evac Shelter. At the end of this  period, if not claimed, these items will be donated to a worthy  cause.

 10.   *Instructions for items  progressing to the State Fair are available as a SEPARATE FACT SHEET. You may obtain one from the Extension/4-H  Office.

 11.   No entrance fee will be  charged on an article or animal entered for exhibit, except where otherwise  specified.

 12.   The premiums will be  paid up to the amount stated on the premium list, if available. Otherwise, they will be cut in proportion to the excess.

 13.   No premium will be  awarded when the article is unworthy though there be no competition. No premium  will be awarded in any department except as definitely stated in this premium  list. Decision of the judges will be final.
 
14.  All property of every  character entered for competition, display or other purposes, or being anywhere  n the fairgrounds, shall be subject to the control of the Rapides Fair  Association Board of Directors.

 15   In no case shall the  Rapides Fair Association Board of Directors be held responsible for any loss,  damage, injury, or death by disease of any character, to any such property or  persons, while the same is on the fairgrounds.

 16.  All exhibitors will be  responsible for entering, displaying, maintaining and removing their exhibits.
No professional of a category may enter that category of the  fair.

 17.  The management reserves the right to remove from the grounds any exhibit, animal, concession, or show that may be falsely entered and may be deemed unsuitable or objectionable by them without assigning in a reason therefore.
     
18. Nothing will be sold,  given away, raffled or otherwise disposed of by an exhibitor or concessionaire
with the same as specifically designated in this contract unless given permission by the fair board. No concessionaire  will be allowed to display, sell or give away beer, whiskey, or  wine.

19.All exhibits in the  exhibit building and the livestock barn must be officially entered in the fair
and have a class number assigned to it.

 20.     Articles exhibited in previous years at the  Rapides Parish Fair will be disqualified.