The sun glimmers through Spanish moss as light rays decorate cypress trees. A kayak floats along silently below, the paddlers inside studying the Great Blue Heron fishing along the shore. This is ...

Chicot State Park is Louisiana’s largest state park encompassing a wide variety of habitats within its 6,400 acres in Evangeline Parish where visitors can listen for barred owls in a bottomland ...

Chicot State Park, also known the largest park in Louisiana is home to a new wheelchair for visitors. Chicot is one of seven other parks across the state that have been equipped with an all-terrain ...

VILLE PLATTE, La. (WAFB) - A long fishing pier is the perfect place to experience daybreak at Chicot State Park. The quarter moon reflects in the still lake water, and daylight slowly creeps across ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It’s Louisiana’s largest state park, and it also has one of the state’s longest hiking trails. Chicot State Park near Ville Platte is perfect for the outdoor enthusiast. A ...

Louisiana is a state with a rich cultural history and an irresistible charm. While almost everyone has heard of Louisiana Cajun cooking and New Orleans' Mardi Gras celebration, the Bayou State has ...

Jimmie Davis is the latest park to get improvements; Chicot is up next. Here's a list of what is complete and what's upcoming ...

VILLE PLATTE, La. (WVUE) - At 6,500 acres, Chicot State Park in South Central Louisiana is the state’s largest state park. Its 2,000-acre lake is perfect for canoes and kayaks. If a long hike is more ...