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Some La. State Parks May Close Due To Budget Woes

HODGES GARDENS STATE PARK
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HODGES GARDENS STATE PARK
HODGES GARDENS STATE PARK
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HODGES GARDENS STATE PARK

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.  

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Courtesy-La. Office of State Parks

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North Toledo Bend State Park
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North Toledo Bend State Park

LA. STATE PARKS MONEY WOES - Unless the state intervenes, Louisiana state parks that are operating in the red may be closed. Two state parks in Sabine Parish have been put on notice for closure on June 30th. A Senate bill to be proposed would allow the state's Lt. Governor, Billy Nungesser to seek public-private partnerships to make state parks more financially stable.

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Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' experience to Red River Radio having started out as a radio news reporter and moving into television journalism as a newsmagazine producer / host, talk-show moderator, programming director and managing producer and news director / anchor for commercial, public broadcasting and educational television. He has more recently worked in advertising, marketing and public relations as a writer, video producer and media consultant. In pursuit of higher learning, 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.