Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11, and several Capital Region communities still have free ceremonies on the calendar today. Here are three official gatherings confirmed by the organizers.

Iberville's salute in Plaquemine

Iberville Parish's annual Salute to Veterans is at the Iberville Veterans Memorial on Railroad Avenue in Plaquemine. Pre-ceremony entertainment starts at 9:30 a.m., and the program runs from 10 a.m. to noon. The parish says the National WWII Museum's Victory Belles will perform. Admission is free. The event page lists the memorial at 23640 Railroad Ave.

Red Stick Veterans Week at Southern

In Baton Rouge, the Red Stick Veterans' Week Committee is hosting a free Veterans Celebration and Youth kickoff from 10 a.m. to noon at Southern University's F.G. Clark Activity Center, 801 Harding Blvd. Tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 12, the committee has a free "Smoke 'Em, If You Got 'Em" gathering from 5 to 8 p.m. at Don Juan's Cigar Bar, 7359 Corporate Blvd., Suite 170. On Saturday, Nov. 14, a free Military/Veterans Appreciation Game and pre-game jazz and gospel brunch begins at 10 a.m. at Tony Clayton Championship Plaza at A.W. Mumford Stadium.

A ceremony in Livingston Parish

Out in Livingston Parish, the Commemorative Air Force's Bayou State Escadrille has partnered with the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and Patriots RV Resort for a free ceremony at 11 a.m. at 16912 Spring Ranch Road. Organizers ask guests to be in their seats by 10:30 a.m. and to bring their own chairs, because seating is limited. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is listed as the principal speaker, and John G. Phillips, under secretary for Louisiana Veterans Affairs, is also on the program. Veteran service organizations will have information tables, food concessions will be available, and music follows in the afternoon. Optional Bell H-47 helicopter rides are $70 a person after the ceremony. Livingston Parish Tourism also notes that the resort is offering free RV sites today for those who have served.

Thank you for your service. If you go, give yourself a little extra time to park and find a seat.

Photo courtesy of Iberville Parish Government.