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Lagniappe Pyrotechnics and Special Effects

The company

A little something extra, then the work that makes it safe.

Lagniappe is a Gulf South word for the extra a host adds without being asked. That is the name. The work under it is licensed pyrotechnics: designed, permitted, fired, and cleaned up by people who do this for a living.

Chris AshCEO / Pyrotechnic Engineer

Lagniappe Pyrotechnics and Special Effects logo, a gold firework on purple.

What “professional” means here

Licensed operators. Certified crew. Insurance a venue can actually put in a file. We do not treat those as decoration on a brochure.

Every show is built around distance, product, and the authority having jurisdiction. Aerial shells where the site can hold them. Cold spark, fog, and other close-proximity effects where guests are near. We will tell you when a site cannot hold what you pictured.

You get one crew from the first plan through the strike. Permits are part of the job. So is leaving the fairgrounds, the field, or the dance floor the way we found it.

Licensed

Operators who are allowed to do the work, on the site, that night.

Certified

Crew trained for the product we actually fire, not a rented title.

Insured

Coverage the venue can request once the date is real.

Questions we get before a date is held

Do you handle permits?

Yes. Fireworks are local. We build the package the authority having jurisdiction expects — site plan, distances, product, crew credentials, and insurance — and we are there for the inspection.

Are you insured?

Yes. Licensed, certified, and insured is the floor, not a line we add at the end. Venues receive a certificate when the date is booked.

Can you work a wedding or an indoor venue?

Yes. Close to guests, we use proximate effects — cold-spark fountains, and low fog when it belongs. Aerial shells are for sites with the distance to hold them.

How early should we call?

As soon as the date is real. Holiday nights, stadiums, and fair weekends get claimed, and permits take the time they take. A gender reveal or a first dance still needs a site look before anyone gathers.

Do you clean up?

Yes. The show is not over at the finale. We strike the equipment and sweep what we fired. You should not be hiring a second crew to finish our work.

If the date is real, start the brief.

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