BATON ROUGE - Residents and their dogs are in encouraged to participate in a "petriotic paw-rade" and 4th of July half mile event.

The event starts at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Varsity Sports Arch on Arrowhead. The dog event is a partnership between Petz Plaza and Varsity Sports. There will be snowballs, "muttmosas" for adults, and more.

The first 30 dogs in costume get a "Bark Hard. Live Easy." towel.