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Dow-funded outdoor classroom opens at Spillway Park to support Swamp School

Saint Charles Parish Council · April 21, 2026
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Saint Charles Parish on April 20 unveiled the Dow Discovery Deck at Spillway Park in Norco, a $200,000 outdoor classroom intended to host Swamp School and other environmental education programs; parish officials said Dow funded about 80% of the project.

The Saint Charles Parish Council on Monday celebrated the opening of the Dow Discovery Deck and outdoor classroom at the Spillway Park and Boat Launch in Norco, a $200,000 relocation intended to make wetland education more accessible to local schools and the parish's Swamp School program. Parish President Joel Jewell said the structure moves the outdoor classroom to a more convenient site for…

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