Post by L Roebuck on Mar 11, 2008 6:52:44 GMT -5
Dignitaries gather, break ground for new state park
Marcelle Hanemann, Slidell Sentry News
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Marcelle Hanemann, Slidell Sentry News
"We passed legislation to create a park commission to select a site," he said Thursday.
Thomas said he had the rolling and diverse terrain of the property that contains "Fricke's Cave" in mind but left the selection to the committee. It was a unanimous decision.
The park system had already purchased nearly 50 acres of the land in 1981. And in 2000 then-senator Thomas "pushed to purchase the rest of property."
Thomas said he had the rolling and diverse terrain of the property that contains "Fricke's Cave" in mind but left the selection to the committee. It was a unanimous decision.
The park system had already purchased nearly 50 acres of the land in 1981. And in 2000 then-senator Thomas "pushed to purchase the rest of property."
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