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People with library cards in certain parishes can visit participating Louisiana museums for free through the Check Out Louisiana Museums initiative.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Louisiana State Parks is celebrating 90 years of serving citizens and visitors by offering free day-use admission for all parks and historic sites on Saturday, July 13. The state park system began ...
50 RV spots are available at St. Bernard State Park, free of charge, through the end of September in response to Hurricane Ida.
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 ...