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DESTREHAN — The Department of Parks and Recreation has opened the playground and remote-control car track at the East Bank Bridge Park after assessing damages and cleaning up from Hurricane Ida. For the safety of residents, the baseball fields remain closed.  

The East Bank Bridge Park is one of 25 parks and boat launches deemed safe and open in St. Charles Parish.  

 

A full list of open parks includes:  

Ama: St. Mark’s Park  

Bayou Gauche: Bayou Gauche Park  

Des Allemands: Des Allemands Boat Launch, Des Allemands Walking Park, JB Green Park  

Destrehan: Nottoway Park, Panther Run Park, Red Church Park  

Hahnville: Fashion Plantation Park, Keller St. Park, Holy Rosary Park  

Luling: Ashton Park, Lagattuta Park, Monsanto Park Playground (Tennis Courts & Fields Remain Closed), R.K. Smith Park  

New Sarpy: Collins Park, East Harding Park, West Harding Park  

Norco: Bonnet Carre’ Spillway Boat Launch, Goodhope St. Park. Sacred Heart Park  

St. Rose: Fairfield Park, Mississippi Levee Trail Park, Parquet Park  

 All other parks remain closed until further notice.  

For more information regarding St. Charles Parish, please visit our website at www.stcharlesparish-la.gov, Cox Channel 6, UVerse Channel 99, or follow us on Facebook (@stcharlesgov) and Instagram (@stcharlesgovernment).