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Louisiana is closing its spring inshore shrimp season by June 30 to protect juvenile white shrimp, with detailed closure maps ...
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 ...
Louisiana’s state parks saw visitation jump from 2020 to 2021, and it saw revenues rise 42.9% between 2016 and 2022 due to short-term revenues, such as COVID-19 funds.
The Check Out Louisiana State Parks pilot program, which is set to begin on Tuesday, Oct. 1, will offer a day pass to any state park or historic site in Louisiana to residents who have a ...
The state park system began with three state parks that totaled 298 acres. The Louisiana Office of State Parks now operates 21 state parks, 14 historic sites, and a preservation area ...
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 ...
No. 2: Bayou Segnette State Park. Jefferson Parish brings us one of the best fishing state parks in Louisiana. Bayou Segnette's unique location — just a 15-minute drive from New Orleans ...
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Cardholders at some Louisiana libraries can now get into state parks at no cost. Today, the pilot phase of the Check Out Louisiana State Parks program launched.
Louisiana state lawmakers approved a new congressional map on Friday, drawing a second majority-Black district to comply with a court order. A federal court had ruled in 2022 that Louisiana’s ...
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 ...
No. 2: Bayou Segnette State Park. Jefferson Parish brings us one of the best fishing state parks in Louisiana. Bayou Segnette's unique location — just a 15-minute drive from New Orleans ...