With just days until Christmas, there’s still time for youngsters and the young at heart to visit Papa Noel today and Monday from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Noel Acadien au Village.

He's the jolly fellow in the big red suit and you may know him as Saint Nicholas, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, or Santa Claus, but in south Louisiana he takes on a different name. That name is Papa ...

RIVER PARISHES, La. (WAFB) - Papa Noel is coming down the Mississippi River for Christmas, but he’s not the only one traveling a long distance for Christmas.

Around 200 bonfires were built, including a custom, 78-foot alligator in Garyville. All of the bonfires were lit Christmas Eve night to lead the way for Papa Noel down the Mississippi River.