Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the ABC's KATC.com website.
KATC,
a news outlet in Lafayette, Louisiana, reports that the state is investing $4.5
million to upgrade facilities at Cypremort Point State Park, located on the
shores of Vermilion Bay in St. Mary Parish, part of the Louisiana Cajun region.
Long a favorite destination for fishing and boating, the park offers both fresh
and saltwater fishing options, as well as a fishing pier and sailboat launch.
Cypremort Point suffered heavy erosion of its shoreline and half-mile long
man-made beach during Hurricane Gustav.
A breakwater project to secure the coast has been completed, with work now underway on a full-hookup campground with 32 sites, to make the park more attractive to RVers. The improvements are part of a $60 million investment in new coastal projects announced last year by Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, using funds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement. Other state parks getting campground upgrades include Grand Isle State Park, Sam Houston Jones State Park, St. Bernard State Park and Bayou Segnette, as well as Atchafalaya Delta and Pass-a-Loutre Wildlife Management Areas.
Visit the Louisiana State Parks website for additional camping options.