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ting up christmas
lights
when i could be helping others get their lives back together?? after the flood, i was in the hardware store talking to an- other patron, and we were talking about how much water we both got. when he asked where i lived, i simply stated i was the house on sul- livan road with the christ- mas
lights
, and his mood just changed. he expressed how much he and his family loved the
lights
, and that was really the turning point for us to do the
lights
this
year
. but, i couldn?t have done it without some really good friends and family who helped make it all happen this
year
. and, if you?re planning to see the
lights
: tune your radio to 105.9fm. cars can park on the school driveway across the street, and in the turning lane that leads into the school. ?e family can fit about 80 cars at a time. ?e hohensees also have a guest- book set up that they encour- age the guests to sign. ?is
year
, any donations will go to families who have flooded. c l a r k fa m i ly c h r i s t m a s 8757 elliot road baton rouge, la 70817 s e e t h e l i g h t s : december through january 1 for anyone in the baton rouge area, one common question that often gets asked around this time of
year
is, ?have you seen the christmas
lights
on elliot?? darryl and ashley clark began creating their unique
display
as something for their chil- dren. it has since turned into a hobby, and has even gone viral among lsu fans when the family programmed their
lights
to lsu?s fight song. how many
lights
do you have on your
display
? d c : ?is
year
, we will have approximately 40,000
lights
. do you try and make the
display
larger each
year
? we try to change something each
year
. it could be an element of the
display
or a new song. one
year
, we added the song, ?let it go,? and video to our
display
. ?is
year
, with the flood, we will probably not have the video working, but we have added rgb lighting. rgb lighting has allowed me to reduce the actual number of
lights
, but gives me more colors and programming possibilities. i am also working on a new song. when did you start creating the
display
? when ashley and i got married 21
year
s ago, our first home was in a neighborhood where everyone decorated with static
lights
. ?at is how i started. i have a degree in electrical engineering from lsu and started using computerized
lights
in 2006. i start- ed with 16 channels. ?is
year
, i will have 144 channels with in- candescent and led
lights
, and 24 channels of rgb
lights
. how long does it take to put the
display
together? i normally start working on the new elements six months before christmas. we try to have everything up in october so i can test everything before ?anksgiving. one song takes me up to 40 hours to program. my oldest son, billy, is now doing the sound bites for our introduction, and he puts the videos together for me. ashley is my biggest helper, but billy and josh always help us setup. what?s the electric bill like? it?s not bad at all because the
lights
are not all on at the same time, and a lot of them are led
lights
. what encourages you to keep putting together this
display
? hearing kids scream from their cars at our virtual santa makes it all worth it. one
year
, i received a christmas card from a family thanking us. ?eir grandmother had passed away, but they all came to the show together before then and it was a great memory for them. every
year
at this time, people start asking about the
lights
. my wife and i often remind each other how many people are counting on us to continue the tradition. h o h e n s e e fa m i ly c h r i s t m a s l i g h t s 12625 sullivan road central, la 70818 c l a r k fa m i ly c h r i s t m a s 8757 elliot road baton rouge, la 70817 december 2016 | brparents.com 55
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