Water Activities

Alayna Yarwood staff Going for a swim or spending the day at the lake was a classic summer activity for youth who grew up in the heat of South Louisiana.  Areas like Fourchon Beach, Lake Salvador, Elmer’s Island and Grand Isle were regular spots in South Louisiana for young adults and teens to visit during […]

Legion Park Pool

Dominic Lasseigne Staff Legion Park Pool was a swimming pool in Houma constructed in 1938 by the Works Progress Administration, an organization formed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program that enlisted out-of-work men to build public works projects like the pool. The American Red Cross ran the pool, located on Williams Avenue,  for […]