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My family and I have been on an adventure to visit all of Louisiana's state parks.We hit all of them in the last six months. Here's what you need to know about each park. Sam Houston Jones State Park ...
The Louisiana Legislature created the State Parks Commission of Louisiana on July 13, 1934.It would eventually become the Louisiana Office of State Parks, part of the Department of Culture, Recreation ...
People with library cards in certain parishes can visit participating Louisiana museums for free through the Check Out Louisiana Museums initiative.
BATON ROUGE -- The state park system is celebrating its 75th birthday this year, but it's park patrons who will be getting the present this week.
Clifford Melius, deputy assistant secretary at the Louisiana Office of State Parks, talks with retirees Ginger Templeton, of West Monroe, who on Oct. 29, 2021 rented one of 11 reopened while work ...
The Louisiana State Park system is celebrating its 90th anniversary, and this weekend, visitors can enjoy free day admission to all Louisiana State Parks and Historic Sites on Saturday, July 13.
An audit report shows insight into the management, operations and financial state of the Louisiana Office of State Parks before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic and hurricanes in recent years.
Lake Bistineau, Chicot and Bayou Segnette state parks are being used as additional regional staging areas for coronavirus patients. Already, Bayou Segnette has 10 coronavirus patients. Julio ...
Louisiana is not the only state that has been cutting the budgets of its parks. California, Wyoming, Wisconsin and West Virginia have been struggling to keep up with maintenance and have been ...
The Check Out Louisiana State Parks program will launch on Friday, October 18. It allows library cardholders in the participating parishes to check out a day pass and other supplies for any state ...
The state is also extending discounts made available last month for military and first responders. Two new discounts apply to people 62 years old and up for stays at 1,500 campsites at 20 parks.