State parks in Louisiana

The US state of Louisiana has 22 state parks (as of March 2011). The state parks in Louisiana are from the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism managed.

history

The history of the Louisian State Park System began in 1934 when the state parliament established the State Parks Commission of Louisiana.

In 2002, more than 2 million visitors visited Louisiana state parks.

Today's parks

Name of the park	Parish in which the park is located
Bayou Segnette State Park	Jefferson Parish
Bogue Chitto State Park	Washington Parish
Chemin-A-Haut State Park	Morehouse Parish
Chicot State Park	Evangeline Parish
Cypremort Point State Park	St. Mary Parish
Fairview-Riverside State Park	St. Tammany Parish
Fontainebleau State Park	St. Tammany Parish
Grand Isle State Park	Jefferson Parish
Hodges Gardens State Park	Sabine Parish
Jimmie Davis State Park	Jackson Parish
Lake Bistineau State Park	Webster Parish
Lake Bruin State Park	Tensas Parish
Lake Claiborne State Park	Claiborne Parish
Lake D'Arbonne State Park	Union Parish
Lake Fausse Pointe State Park	Iberia Parish
North Toledo Bend State Park	Sabine Parish
Palmetto Island State Park	Vermilion Parish
Poverty Point Reservoir State Park	Richland Parish
St. Bernard State Park	St. Bernard Parish
Sam Houston Jones State Park	Calcasieu Parish
South Toledo Bend State Park	Vernon Parish
Tickfaw State Park	Livingston Parish

Overview of former parks

Former name	Parish
Caney Creek Lake State Park	Jackson Parish
Lake Bruin Wayside Park	Tensas Parish
Sam Houston State Park	Calcasieu Parish
Tchefuncte State Park and Conservation Reservation	St. Tammany Parish

literature

• Darren L. Smith: Kay Gill (Ed.): Parks Directory of the United States , 5th Edition, Omnigraphics, Inc, May 30, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7808-0018-2 .
• Ernest Herndon: Canoeing Louisiana . University Press of Mississippi, April 15, 2003, ISBN 978-1-57806-426-7 .

Web links

Commons : State parks in Louisiana  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Louisiana State Parks

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1. ^ Louisiana State Parks . Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism. 2011. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 21, 2011. 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Historical Overview of the Louisiana State Park System . Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, 2009.