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 ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After opening in the 1950s, Hodges Gardens in West Louisiana became a state park a decade ago. But budget cuts forced its closure. Now the scenic property has a new mission: ...

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 ...

LEESVILLE, LA (KPLC) - Last October Louisiana lost a hidden gem---Hodges Gardens. The state couldn't fund the park anymore, and with no one willing to step in and keep it running, it finally closed ...

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. — Hodges Gardens State Park in spring is in its most riotous, color-crazed abundance. Quiet explosions of daffodils, camellias, irises and azaleas greet the eye in every direction in ...

Tuesday. The first day of Spring. It’s usually the time when folks start looking for picturesque settings for family pictures or just a foray among the flowers. That go-to spot used to be Hodges ...

Several Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts students and two staff members recently volunteered to pick up pinecones at the Hodges Gardens State Park. Volunteers also enjoyed a picnic ...

FLORIEN, La. -- Hodges Gardens State Park in spring is in its most riotous, color-crazed abundance. Quiet explosions of daffodils, camellias, irises and azaleas greet the eye in every direction in ...