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Rebel State Historic Site today includes an amphitheater and stage for occasional live music performances, a pavilion and the Louisiana Country Music Museum. The museum exhibits memorabilia donated by Louisiana natives who became prominent in country and gospel music.
During the 1970s, government management of the state parks was restructured. The Office of State Parks was created, and 2 new parks were acquired. From 1995 to 2009, $80 million were invested in creating new facilities, or updating existing facilities. [2] Louisiana state parks are selected on the criteria that they must be natural areas of ...
The division is supported and advised by a 24-member Louisiana State Arts Council. [11] and includes the Louisiana Folklife Program advised by a diverse 22 member Louisiana Folklife Commission. [12] Division of Archaeology: Records, protects and distributes information about Louisiana's archaeological resources and heritage. [13]
Lake Claiborne State Park is a recreation site located in Claiborne Parish, northwestern Louisiana, USA. It was opened in 1974 and is 643 acres (2.60 km 2) in size. [2] The park provides access to scenic Lake Claiborne, a 6,400-acre (26 km 2) [2] [4] man-made water body formed by damming Bayou D'Arbonne. Guests may stay at 10 cabins and 89 ...
Jimmie Davis State Park is one of twenty-two state parks in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located near Chatham in Jackson Parish on the northern shore of Caney Creek Lake, [ 4 ] a 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) reservoir.
Sam Houston Jones State Park is a park near the city of Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, in southwestern Louisiana (USA), located where the Houston River joins the Calcasieu River and Indian Bayou. It consists of 1,087 acres (440 ha) of woodlands, lakes and rivers. Prominent in the park are many bald cypress trees. Tree-filled lagoons and a ...
The state park is 1,786 acres (7.23 km 2) in size. Notable physical features are small streams, cypress-tupelo swamps, and both upland and bottomland hardwood forests. Of particular interest is a gorge known as Fricke's Cave, which contains delicate sandstone formations. The park's address is 17049 State Park Boulevard, Franklinton, Louisiana.
Lake Claiborne is a reservoir located near the town of Homer, Louisiana, United States. Isolated in a rural area, it is a popular man-made fishing area that has a combined estimated area of 6,400 acres (26 km 2). [1] Lake Claiborne State Park, a Louisiana state maintained camping and recreation area, lies on southern shore of the lake. The ...