Chapter 7: Parks & Recreation

Guiding Principles

Maintain and enhance existing parks, trails, and recreation facilities
Design new and improved recreational amenities on and along the Ouachita River
Expand opportunities for youth sports and other forms of recreation
Improve connectivity between parks and recreation facilities throughout the community

Develop downtown riverfront park
- Install a marina
- Build a fishing dock
- Facilitate river activities, such as kayaking and stand up paddleboarding
- Rehabilitate existing structure on site to incentivize private enterprise on the riverfront
- Construct an amphitheater for events
Make improvements to Kiroli Park
- Repave trails
- Enhance conservatory
- Renovate dog park
- Construct additional park entrance
Continue development of Highland Park
- Construct a parking lot, install public bathroom facilities, and build more recreational amenities surrounding the wetland trails
Make improvements to Lazarre Park
- Leverage the South Riverfront Cultural District to explore various uses and programming at Lazarre Park
Make improvements to Gator Park
- Install additional lights and cameras
- Develop and facilitate recreational programming, such as the potential addition of basketball hoops
In collaboration with community champions, make improvements to all neighborhood parks, including:
- A.C. Facen Memorial Park
- Brian Smith Memorial Park
Make improvements to Brady Field
- Enhance existing facilities
- Construct more practice fields for soccer
Collaborate with the Ouachita Parish Police Jury and West Ouachita Recreation District to offer new recreational programming (indoor and outdoor) for people of all ages and abilities