By Chris Rosa
Louisiana spent $13 million on Palmetto Island State Park, building vacation cabins, a campground, picnic facilities and a floating fishing pier on a picturesque bayou in Vermilion Parish.
But a parks official said Wednesday at the Abbeville Rotary meeting that Palmetto Island won’t be able to open later this year as scheduled, based on the funding proposed in Gov. Bobby Jindal’s budget recommendations. It would cost around $1.3 million to open the park.
The park is located south of Abbeville near Seventh Ward Elementary. It took 10 years to complete.
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