BATON ROUGE - For the last 60 years, fall has meant one thing for many people across the capital region: The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair.

"What brings me back is what we are doing. We put on a family, fun entertainment project product," Cliff Barton, President of the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair, said.

Whether it's their first time coming to the fair, as a customer or vendor, the fair has meaning to the community.

"Exposure when I pulled up here today, got here just realizing I'm on a bigger stage, so I never know who I'm going to run into here," Frederique Bekale, who was a first vendor with her business, Cookies by Freddie, said.

For Robert and Twanda Delmore, attending the state fair on the opening day has been a tradition for 40 years.

"We've been together 40 years, and we've

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