Entry Restrictions
To ensure the safety and security of all Thunder Over Louisiana Air Show Presented by Kia of Lake Charles guests, please review our entry restrictions before arriving.
This page provides a list of most items permitted and prohibited through the gates, helping everyone enjoy a safe, comfortable, and memorable air show experience.
Permitted Items
Sunscreen
Sunglasses
Hats
Small handheld umbrellasÂ
Folding chair or blanket
Strollers and wagons
Baby Food
Cameras and Tripods (there are NO restrictions to lens size, camera size, and tripod size)
Ear protection
Portable phone chargers
Neck fans, handheld fans, mister fans (water bottle part must be empty)
Cash or credit cards (to make purchases at concessions)
Backpacks, purses, fanny packs (subject to search through security)
Service Animals (certified and registered)
Mobility aids
EMPTY water bottles or containers of any size. NO glass. (Refill stations will be located at the entrance of the show and near the white hangar)
Restricted Items
Weapons of any kind (Knives, guns, explosives, tasers, stun guns, etc.)
Concealed Carry Weapons
Coolers (this includes anything designed to insulate, such as hard-sided coolers, soft-sided coolers, backpack coolers, etc.) The ONLY exception is for medicine, which must be in a small soft sided cooler.
Food (unless medically necessary)
Drinks (sealed water bottles, soft drinks, alcohol, etc.)
Glass water bottles
Pets (do not leave pets in your vehicle)
Skateboards, skates, bicycles, Heelys, scooters (unless needed to aid mobility)
Portable awnings/tents/large umbrellas/golf umbrellas/canopies (anything that would need stakes to secure, beach umbrellas, umbrellas that require assembly, and any that are not a personal umbrella)
Cooking equipment
Smoking/vaping (includes cigarettes, lighters, e-cigarettes, cigars, vapes, marijuana, etc.)
Drones