As it is known, Lafreniere Park, is the “heart of the Jefferson Parish.” It is a lovely natural green space which provides peacefulness to the community. Lafreniere Park is important to the community because it provides a huge amount of activities and services. As it welcome website states: “With careful planning and vigilant nurturing for more than three decades, the park now sports multiple use lawns, fountains, family picnic areas, hills, landscaped gardens, boating, fishing, paths, a championship Frisbee golf course, carousel, soccer and softball fields and a conference center (5).” Lafreniere Park also has a dog area where people take their little friends to spend some good time. It is active from early in the morning, 5 a.m. to late at night, 11 p.m., and there is always people doing different types of activities in any of the services the park provides.
In the same way, Lafreniere not only gives the community the space to …show more content…
As its history website, in the section “Lafreniere Park becomes reality” mentions: “Lafreniere Park Citizens Committee presented the signatures of over 12,000 people who favored the purchase of the site for a park.” It is notable that the people wanted an area to distract themselves and forget about the world. “Over 70% of the votes resulted in the passage of a $5,000,000 bond issued by a landslide margin (4).” The help from professionals was needed in order to built the park, and as it history website also states: “ Architects and Engineers of Metairie, were retained as prime consultants for the park, and after a national selection process, Landscape Architects of San Francisco, were engaged as the Lafreniere Park consultants to team Landscape Architects and Planners of New Orleans, to produce a Master Plan for the overall design of the park.” Since then, people have enjoyed the park for over twenty four years and will enjoy it for many
In the same way, Lafreniere not only gives the community the space to …show more content…
As its history website, in the section “Lafreniere Park becomes reality” mentions: “Lafreniere Park Citizens Committee presented the signatures of over 12,000 people who favored the purchase of the site for a park.” It is notable that the people wanted an area to distract themselves and forget about the world. “Over 70% of the votes resulted in the passage of a $5,000,000 bond issued by a landslide margin (4).” The help from professionals was needed in order to built the park, and as it history website also states: “ Architects and Engineers of Metairie, were retained as prime consultants for the park, and after a national selection process, Landscape Architects of San Francisco, were engaged as the Lafreniere Park consultants to team Landscape Architects and Planners of New Orleans, to produce a Master Plan for the overall design of the park.” Since then, people have enjoyed the park for over twenty four years and will enjoy it for many