When Hodges Gardens came into the park system, the Office of State Parks had a $32.8 million budget, including $28.9 million state contribution from the general fund, where tax dollars are pooled. For ...

The financially-strapped Louisiana public parks system will suffer a casualty with the upcoming closure of the Hodges Gardens in Sabine Parish. The Louisiana State Parks Office announced the 700-acre ...

The latest victim of Louisiana’s budget woes could very well be Hodges Gardens State Park. At one time it was the largest privately owned botanical garden in the country. Growing up in north Louisiana ...

FLORIEN, La. (KLFY) – State Senator Gerald Boudreaux says the 12 parks facing cuts or closure fall in line with all state agencies and departments. The parks were not fully funded and will probably ...