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Spray park opens; Parks & Recreation announces fall sports registration, summer camps, fish rodeo and senior games results
Summary
Parish President Jewell announced the spray park is open for the summer (weekends in May, expanded hours after Memorial Day), fall sports registration dates, summer camp registration deadline, and recapped the fifth annual fish rodeo and the senior games, including participation counts and top medalists.
Parish President Jewell told the council that the parish spray park is open for the summer and provided Parks & Recreation registration deadlines and event recaps.
She said the spray park will be open on weekends only in May from 1 to 6 p.m.; after Memorial Day the park will operate Tuesday through Sunday, 1 to 6 p.m., and will return to weekend hours in August. Fall sports registration for baseball, tennis, tackle football, volleyball and cheerleading will run from June 2 to June 25 on the parish Recreation website. Summer camp registration remains open with the parish saying spots are available and registration closes May 31.
Jewell recapped the fifth annual fish rodeo held May 10 at the spillway with nearly 150 registered participants and thanked the Parks & Recreation team and local elected officials for support. She also said the Edward A. Dufrin Community Center hosted senior games with 175 participants from six parishes in southeast Louisiana; parish competitors won multiple medals, including 89‑year‑old Eddy Corso (14 medals) and 58‑year‑old Patty Cortez (12 medals).
The remarks were presented as information for residents; no formal council actions or appropriations were recorded in the provided transcript for these items.
