Louisiana’s state parks and historic sites in need of repair as money is spent elsewhere 

The main Entrance sign of Poverty Point National Monument and State Park in Louisiana in the fall of 2009. (iStock)

Reduced general fund appropriations in recent years have forced Louisiana state parks to spend improvement funds on operations, creating a $42 million backlog of needed repairs.


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