HLS 23RS-370 ORIGINAL
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 114
BY REPRESENTATIVE ORGERON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Exempts certain state property in Lafourche Parish from state park
size requirements
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 56:1684(D)(1), relative to state parks; to provide an exception
3 to state park size requirements; and to provide for related matters.
4Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 56:1684(D)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 ยง1684. Categories of classification
7 Each office of state parks holding will be identified and operated according
8 to the basic purpose for which it is established and will be selected, operated, and
9 identified according to the following classification categories and the criteria thereof:
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11 D. "State parks" are natural areas which, when evaluated on a statewide
12 basis, possess outstanding potential for recreation utilization. The natural area must
13 possess outstanding scenic and natural qualities to provide a recreation opportunity
14 of high quality in a natural setting.
15 The criteria for the selection of areas to be designated as state parks shall be:
16 (1) Size: A state park shall be of sufficient size to ensure efficient operation
17 and maintenance of its recreation facilities and have sufficient buffer to preserve the
18 natural integrity of the area.
19 All state parks, except those currently within the system, and those in Caddo
20 and Bossier Parishes, and those within Township 23 South - Range 22 East and
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are additions. HLS 23RS-370 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 114
1 Township 23 South - Range 23 East, Lafourche Parish, must adhere to an absolute
2 minimum size standard of two hundred fifty acres and preferred minimum size
3 standard of four hundred acres. The secretary of the Department of Culture,
4 Recreation and Tourism will determine in each case which minimum standard will
5 be applicable.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 114 Original 2023 Regular Session Orgeron
Abstract: Provides an exception to state park size requirements for an area within
Lafourche Parish.
Present law provides criteria for the designation of property as a state park, including a
minimum size requirement.
Present law contains exceptions for the state park size requirements for parks already in the
park system and parks in Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish.
Proposed law adds an additional exception for parks located within Township 23 South -
Range 22 East and Township 23 South - Range 23 East in Lafourche Parish.
(Amends R.S. 56:1684(D)(1))
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