La. Stat. tit. 56 § 1685

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 56:1685 - Classification of holdings

A. The office of state parks shall classify all holdings according to the classification most closely representing their character or potential use, or both. The official names of each existing and future office of state parks holding will include the classification term representing its function and basic purpose. In the event one holding represents several classification functions, the dominant function will determine the primary classification, and the name will represent this consideration.

B. The following office of state parks holdings are hereby recognized and designated state historic sites, and all official reference shall include "State Historic Site" as part of the official name. The office of state parks shall have authority to structure each individual name; however, each name shall end with the term "State Historic Site":

(1) Fort Pike

(2) Audubon

(3) Fort DeRussy

(4) Longfellow-Evangeline

(5) Marksville

(6) Kent House

(7) Fort Jesup

(8) Mansfield

(9) Poverty Point

(10) Port Hudson

(11) Locust Grove

(12) Earl K. Long

(13) Fort Macomb

(14) Fort Livingston

(15) Centenary

(16) Clinton Confederate

(17) Fort St. Jean Baptiste

(18) Jackson Confederate

(19) Los Adaes

(20) Plaquemine Lock

(21) Rebel

(22) Winter Quarters

(23) Huey P. Long Boundary marker

(24) Rosedown Plantation

(25) Watson Brake

C. The following office of state parks holdings are hereby recognized and designated state parks, and all official reference shall include "State Park" as part of the official name. The office of state parks shall have authority to structure each individual name; however, each name shall end with the term "State Park":

(1) Fontainebleau

(2) Fairview-Riverside

(3) Chicot

(4) Sam Houston Jones

(5) Lake Bistineau

(6) Lake Claiborne

(7) Lake Bruin

(8) Chemin-A-Haut

(9) Grand Isle East

(10) St. Bernard

(11) Lake D'Arbonne

(12) Cypremort Point

(13) Grand Isle West

(14) Tickfaw

(15) Lake Fausse Pointe

(16) Larto Lake

(17) North Toledo Bend

(18) South Toledo Bend

(19) Bayou Segnette

(20) Jimmie Davis

(21) Palmetto Island

(22) Bogue Chitto

(23) C. Bikham Dickson

(24) Poverty Point Reservoir

(25) Slidell

(26) Vardie Parsons

D. The following office of state parks holdings are hereby recognized and designated state preservation areas, and all official reference shall include "State Preservation Area" as part of the official name. The office of state parks shall have authority to structure each individual name; however, each name shall end with the term "State Preservation Area":

(1) Coochie Brake

(2) Tunica Hills

(3) Cheniere-Au-Tigre

(4) Louisiana State Arboretum

(5) Atchafalaya Wilderness Center

(6) Big Cypress

E. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 389, §2.

La. R.S. § 56:1685

Acts 1980, No. 827, §1; Amended by Acts 1981, No. 214, §1, eff. July 20, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 649, §1, eff. July 20, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 511, §3; Acts 1983, No. 64, §1; Acts 1987, No. 260, §2; Acts 1988, No. 326, §3, eff. July 7, 1988; Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §4, eff. Oct. 13, 1988; Acts 1990, No. 548, §1; Acts 1993, No. 507, §3, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1999, No. 709, §3; Acts 2003, No. 345, §1; Acts 2004, No. 389, §§1, 2.

Acts 1980, No. 827, §1; Amended by Acts 1981, No. 214, §1, eff. 7/20/1981; Acts 1981, No. 649, §1, eff. 7/20/1981; Acts 1982, No. 511, §3; Acts 1983, No. 64, §1; Acts 1987, No. 260, §2; Acts 1988, No. 326, §3, eff. 7/7/1988; Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 1, §4, eff. 10/13/1988; Acts 1990, No. 548, §1; Acts 1993, No. 507, §3, eff. 7/1/1993; Acts 1999, No. 709, §3; Acts 2003, No. 345, §1; Acts 2004, No. 389, §§1, 2.