Bark Park serves as flood control and community space

Bark Park serves as flood control and community space

A local park is giving neighbors and their four-legged friends a place to enjoy the outdoors. But the park does more than offer recreation it also helps address a problem many South Louisiana communities face: flooding.The park, which opened in 2023, was originally built as a detention pond to improve drainage for nearby neighborhoods, including the Chelsi Meadows area. After the drainage work was completed, the city converted the site into a pu…