SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - The 103-year-old Cal-Cam Fair returns to Sulphur tonight, but this year will be a little different.

Though the fair is about family fun, food vendors, rides, and games, organizers are dedicating it to one who won’t be there.

“It’s extra special because of Jan, our special Jan Nelson, that’s what the fair is named. She’s been our secretary, our beloved secretary, and so much more to each one of us. She left this earth about a month in a half ago. So, this year we are dedicating this Cal-Cam Fair to her,” Jody Tyler, one of the fair organizers, said.

Chuck Kinney is another fair organizer who worked closely with Jan. He had a hand in making sure her spirit lives on through the fair.

“She was instrumental; she loved the fair. This was her baby,” Kinney said.

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