“Creating and Improving Quality of Life Spaces Where People Want to Be”
Bessie D. Smith Park (412 East Olive Street-Shreveport) | District 3 – Victor Thomas
Scope of Work: Installed new LED park lighting. Installed walking distance signs. Installed 1 concrete cornhole board set on park grounds. Constructed new animal art displays for park.
Status: Animal Art Displays, completed fabrication of all art pieces! Art display pieces to be installed in park early Spring 2025.
Caddo Lake-Channel Markers (Louisiana Side Only) | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: Ongoing replacements and/or repairs of broken or missing channel markers, poles and reflectors. Executing Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) between Caddo Parish Parks and Recreation Department and Louisiana Greater Caddo Lake Association(LGCLA); where LGCLA agrees to install, maintain and inspect waterproof solar lights on top/flag side of all boat channel markers on Caddo Lake(Louisiana state side only).
Status: CEA with Louisiana Greater Caddo Lake Association to be completed by December 31, 2024. Installation of solar lights to be completed by early Spring 2025.
Caddo Parish Premier Park-Youth Baseball/Softball Complex via YMCA (2550 Flyer Drive-Shreveport)
Scope of Work: Caddo Parish will have exclusive naming rights to this youth baseball/softball complex. YMCA and Testament Construction(contractor) are facilitating construction management of a new 8 field-youth baseball/softball complex. Estimated Cost: $7 million dollars. All infields will have synthetic grass turf installed. All fields will be lighted. Construction expected to be complete by December 2025 or early spring 2026.
Earl G. Williamson Park (11425 LA 1-Oil City) | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: Installed new dug out benches and provided year-round turf maintenance on athletic field. Completed interior painting of men and women restroom facilities on park site. Converting existing tennis courts to 6 new pickleball courts.
Status: Pickleball Court Renovations, bid awarded to Southern Site Services. Executing contract agreement with Parish. Expected completion date is early Spring 2025.
Earl G. Williamson Park via LWCF Grant | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: To construct 1 new floating pier, install a new universal/ADA playground system (shade structure, safety surfacing and borders), install large shade structure over existing large concrete slab/picnic table area, install 37 new picnic shelters/concrete slabs and picnic tables. Provide drainage/erosion and required ADA accessible route improvements throughout park.
Project Total:$1,381,024.00. | $690,512.00 (Federal Share-National Park Service) and $690,512.00 (Local Share-Parish of Caddo).
Status: Caddo Parish Parks Department has received the official grant award letter from the Louisiana Office of State Parks, and all preliminary contract agreements with all parties have been executed. Currently preparing construction documents submittal to Office of State Parks for review/approval. Public bid process and award to be completed by early Spring 2025. Construction will begin thereafter.
Eddie D. Jones Park (8400 Mike Clark Rd.-Keithville) | District 11 – Ed Lazarus
Scope of Work: Constructed new horse trail culvert over Cypress Bayou. Installed new shade structure over existing playground system. Installed additional turf play mounds in playground area. Removed downed trees and debris from trails due to two sever spring storms. Constructed ADA transition ramps/pads to restroom sidewalk, playground, cornhole court and primary trail head sign. Demolished old maintenance building. Developed preliminary designs and site plan for an 18-hole disc golf course. Replaced 4 x 20 ft. walking bridge along trail route. Constructed asphalt handicap parking space, as recommended by ADA Transition Plan. Constructed asphalt transition path from pavilion to playground system ADA ramp, as recommended by ADA Transition Plan. Constructed new ADA handicap parking space, as recommended by ADA Transition Plan. Constructed new bike trail bridge. Installed safety bollards and galvanized wire rope around main playground area for safety purposes. Installed “Caution-Slow Down” pedestrian signs. Installing new pre-fabricated metal maintenance building for park maintenance crew to store vehicles and heavy equipment. Hired consulting firm (SJB Group-Baton Rouge) to facilitate a comprehensive trail maintenance plan for unimproved hiking and biking trails.
Status: New Maintenance Building, currently going through the public bid process for awarding. Construction expected to be completed by Summer 2025.
18-Hole Disc Golf Course, to be completed in early Spring 2025(pending weather).
Trail Maintenance Plan, to be completed by December 31, 2024.
Greenbrook Park (8717 South Emerald Loop-Shreveport) | District 10 – Ron Cothran
Scope of Work: Replaced failed asphalt along walking trail with new asphalt. Installed new mural art display. Replace old entrance gate with a new ADA compliant-swing entrance gate. Installed 2 concrete cornhole board sets on park grounds.
Hannah’s Park (225 Oak Grove Lane-Shreveport) | District 9 – John Atkins
Scope of Work: Constructing new asphalt parking lot.
Status: TBA Studio will provide architectural services, bid negotiations and construction administration. To be completed by early Spring 2025.
Horace M. Downs Park (8571 Crouch Dam Rd.,-Mooringsport) | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: No projects at this time.
Keithville Community Park (1201 Mansfield Rd.-Keithville) | District 11 – Ed Lazarus
Scope of Work: Installed new shade structure over existing playground and replacement parts for existing playground system (spiral tube, tube slide and crawl tube panel-color blue). Installed new LED court lighting for future tennis/pickleball courts. Installed portable youth soccer goals (1 pair for U11-U12) on park grounds for recreational play. Installed new turf play mounds in park and new ADA transition ramps for existing playground system and park pavilions/benches. Installed 2 concrete cornhole board sets on park grounds. Top-dressed (filled in divots/holes) in park open greenspace areas. Constructing metal roof replacements (Restroom Facility and 2 Park Pavilions). Converting existing tennis courts to tennis/pickleball courts.
Status: Metal Roof Replacements (Restroom Facility and 2 Pavilions), bid awarded to Johnny’s Roofing and Metal Works. Construction to begin on December 9, 2024. Expected completion date is January 7, 2024 (pending weather). Tennis/Pickleball Courts, bid awarded to Southern Site Services. Executing contract agreement with Parish. Expected completion date is early Spring 2025.
Milton James “Hookie” Cameron Memorial Park aka Wallace Lake Boat Launch (10500 Wallace Lake Rd.-Shreveport) | District 9 – John Atkins
Scope of Work: Constructed a 32 x 8 ft. wooden pier for boat ramp and installed 2 new 8’ ADA picnic tables. Removed old parking lot bumpers and replaced with new bumpers. Installing new LED lighting/poles for public safety (primary parking lot, boat launch and picnic areas).
Status: New LED Park Lighting, to be installed by December 31, 2024 (pending weather).
MLK Jr. Community Garden (2414 Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.-Shreveport) | District 2 – Gregory Young
Scope of Work: Cut down and removed all dead/diseased trees on garden site. Remove old greenery/debris from park site property line.
Noah Tyson Park (9300 Mira Myrtis Rd.-Rodessa) | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: Installed new turf play mounds and park benches. Constructed ADA asphalt transition walkway to playground system. Installed new park exterior LED lighting(parking lot). Installed new light fixtures in men and women restrooms. Installed 2 new park benches. Installed 1 concrete cornhole board set on park grounds. Completed interior painting of men and women restrooms.
Parks and Recreation Office Renovations (2900 Hearne Ave.-Shreveport) | District 5 – Roy Burrell
Scope of Work: Preliminary planning for the renovation of new office space for department staff (recreation coordinator and volunteers/summer youth workers); including exterior/parking lot light improvements and new landscaping/irrigation and outdoor signage.
Status: Preliminary floor plan approved. TBA Studio (architect) will facilitate construction via architectural services, bid negotiations and construction administration. Expected completion date is Spring 2025.
PBS Pinchback Park (7903 Jefferson Paige Rd.-Shreveport) | District 12 – Ken Epperson Jr.
Scope of Work: Completed new ADA compliant (men’s and women’s) restroom facility renovations. Completed construction of a new metal picnic pavilion-with 8 new ADA picnic tables on concrete slab foundation. Installed a new shade structure over small playground system. Installed 2 concrete cornhole board sets on park grounds. Installed 2 large barbeque grills near large pavilion. Completed feasibility study for the creation/construction and operation of a future recreation center on park site. Constructing a new synthetic baseball turf infield-with new fencing (around playing field, dug outs and backstop areas). Installing new LED lighting/poles for public safety (primary parking lot, basketball court and picnic pavilion areas).
Status: Synthetic Baseball Turf/Fencing, construction ongoing. Expected completion date is December 31, 2024 or early Spring 2025 (pending weather).
New Park Lighting, currently receiving quotes. Lights to be installed by December 31, 2024 or early Spring 2025 (pending weather).
Richard Fleming Park (7919 West Lakeshore Dr.-Shreveport) | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: Installed new LED lighting throughout park. Installed 2 concrete cornhole board sets on park grounds. Top-dressed (filled in divots/holes) on athletic grass field.
Robert G. Lawton, Jr. Playground (9272 Stratmor Dr.-Shreveport) | District 11 – Ed Lazarus
Scope of Work: No projects at this time.
Robert L. Nance Park (14770 Odom Rd.-Rodessa) | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: Installed new shade structure over existing playground system. Installed turf play mounds. Installed 2 concrete cornhole board sets on park grounds. Installed new safety bollards around park perimeter. Installed wood mulch safety surfacing, new timber borders and ADA access ramp in swing area. Completed interior painting of men and women restrooms. Completed painting of park pavilion. Installing new slide replacement part for existing playground system. Installing new timber border around main playground system and 2 new ADA transition ramps
Status: New Slide, new slide replacement part ordered. Will install once delivered. New timber border/ADA transition ramps, receiving quotes. To be installed by early Spring 2025.
Town of Blanchard (402 Birch Ave.-Blanchard) | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: Converting existing tennis courts to 1 pickleball court.
Status: Pickleball Court, bid awarded to Southern Site Services. Executing contract agreement with Parish. Expected completion date is early Spring 2025.
Town of Greenwood-William Peters Town Park | District 12 – Ken Epperson Jr.
Scope of Work: Installed new playground system, new swing set, inclusive spinner, border and playground mulch safety surfacing. Installed 1 concrete cornhole board set on park grounds. Converting existing tennis court to 1 pickleball court.
Status: Pickleball Court, bid awarded to Southern Site Services. Executing contract agreement with Parish. Expected completion date is early Spring 2025.
Town of Vivian (455 Rives St.-Vivian) | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: Installed new ballfield fencing for one (1) youth baseball field at Patrick Bethany Memorial Ballfield Park. Constructed a new asphalt walking trail at Legions Hill Park.
Village of Belcher-Veterans Memorial Park (310 Gray Street-Belcher) | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: Installed new playground mulch safety surfacing. Installing 2 new picnic tables on concrete pads.
Status: To be completed by December 6, 2024
Village of Mooringsport Park | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: Installed new swing seats and swing chains, power washed 2 basketball courts and painted new basketball court lines. Installed 4 new basketball goal post-protective pads on and installed new chain nets on all basketball goal rims. Installed new playground mulch safety surfacing.
Village of Mooringsport-Caddo Lake Drawbridge (500 N Croom St.-Mooringsport) | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: Village of Mooringsport installed new LED lighting on the Caddo Lake Historical Drawbridge(August 2023). Funding of $20,048.00 provided by the LPSC-Public Entity Energy Efficiency Grant Program. Intergovernmental agreement between Village of Mooringsport and Parish of Caddo was executed in 2023-giving Village of Mooringsport approval to install new lighting on the drawbridge. Note: Parish of Caddo will not be responsible for maintaining and/or providing maintenance of newly installed lights.
Walter B. Jacobs Nature Center and Event Center-New Construction Project (8012 Blanchard Furrh Rd.-Shreveport) | District 1 – Chris Kracman
Scope of Work: The new nature center will be 12,000 square feet(lobby/reception area, gift shop, 3 class rooms, administration spaces workrooms for staff, shower facilities for staff). 4,000 square feet of exhibit space. 8,465 square feet for the event center(400 people, catering kitchen, storage and restrooms). Total Square Feet: 24,465. Exhibit design process ongoing via design consultant, Taylor Studios. Ordinance No.6304 of 2023 was introduce January 17th for the incurring of debt and issuance of $20,000,000 of General Obligation Bonds.
Status: Construction begin on June 10, 2024. Expected construction completion date is August 4, 2025 (420 days). Will open to the general public in late September or October.
Last Update: 12-5-2024