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Some La. State Parks May Close Due To Budget Woes

Red River Radio | By Chuck Smith
Published April 17, 2017 at 9:09 AM CDT
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LOUISIANA STATE PARKS MAY CLOSE - With summertime vacations coming up,  some Louisiana state parks operating in the red may close due to state budget woes.  Hodges Gardens and North Toledo Bend State Parks in Sabine Parish have been put on notice for closure after June 30th unless the state intervenes.  A bill to be put before the Louisiana Senate would give Lt. Governor, Billy Nungesser authority to seek public-private partnerships to help make state parks more financially stable.  

Credit Courtesy-La. Dept of State Parks

North Toledo Bend State Park
Credit Courtesy-La. Dept of State Parks

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Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.
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