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A boy plays with a minion during Santa’s Workshop, a part of the annual Light Up the Lake, at the Civic Center in Lake Charles, La., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. (Rick Hickman/Lake Charles American Press)

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Christmas lights during the annual Light Up the Lake, at the Civic Center in Lake Charles, La., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. 

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Firework show during the annual Light Up the Lake, at the Civic Center in Lake Charles, La., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. 

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The annual Light Up the Lake, at the Civic Center in Lake Charles, La., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. 

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A child sticks their head out of a snowman cutout during Santa’s Workshop, a part of the annual Light Up the Lake, at the Civic Center in Lake Charles, La., Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. 

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