What People Are Saying About Lafreniere Park
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The Scene – Lafreniere Park is Metairie's answer to Audubon and City parks, featuring lagoons, picnic grounds and all manner of peaceful scenery over 155 acres in the heart of the suburb, just off Veterans Boulevard. – – The Experience – Play baseball or Frisbee golf on Lafreniere's lush, rolling grounds, or make the scene along its popular two-mile asphalt jogging track. Weekend mornings are alive with the sounds of soccer. A picnic area complete with tables and barbecue pits, a boardwalk winding through wooded areas, and the Pavilion--an all-purpose outdoor center…
08/19/02
Best park in the area!
by patalewis
Lafreniere is my favorite park in the New Orleans area. Plenty of shade and soccer fields!
- Pros: 2 mile joggng trail
- Cons: ½ of no shade on path
The Details on Lafreniere Park
Know Before You Go:
While Lafreniere isn't a nature preserve, it does offer a small wildlife habitat with lots of ducks, geese, egrets and even nutria.
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