Gretna, Manitoba Gretna after Gretna Green in Scotland, also a border community, where runaway couples were married by the blacksmith at his anvil. Gretna soon became a prominent border community. As businesses thrived and expanded, Gretna life in the early 20th century was filled with promise and opportunity. As progress would have it, changes afforded Gretna no favours and the community began losing the grain milling industry responsible for its boom. After the World War II, Gretna became the centre for oil transfer to the United States of America. Enbridge Pipelines Inc. (the main storage and transfer company of oil in southern
Gretna Heritage Festival Gretna Heritage Festival Gretna Heritage Festival is a culture festival in Gretna, Louisiana. The festival offers food, arts & crafts, rides & games, and music. The festival started in 1994 as a small community event. It has since grown to one of the largest festivals in Jefferson Parish and is also listed as one of Newcomers report a new kind of musical experience unavailable elsewhere in other genres of music. Past headline acts have included Travis Tritt, The Beach Boys, Charlie Daniels, Blue Öyster Cult, Joe Diffie, David Allan Coe, Chicago, Brooks & Dunn, and Ricky Van Shelton. Celebrating 15