LA, Orange Counties to mark MLK Day with parades and service projects

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was marked on Monday with numerous parades, musical and cultural events and volunteer opportunities throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties on the federal holiday honoring the legacy of the slain civil-rights leader.

Monday’s biggest Southland event for the occasion took place in South Los Angeles, with the renamed Los Angeles Official Martin Luther King Day Parade, with Cedric The Entertainer serving as the grand marshal.

The parade began at 10 a.m.