Park Planning
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BREC to Celebrate the Completion of Forest Community Park’s Recreation Center
June 23, 2021Join BREC on Tuesday, June 29th, for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the recently completed improvements of Forest Community Park’s Recreation Center
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BREC to Break Ground at Greenwood Community Park and Baton Rouge Zoo
December 6, 2020BREC is hosting the long-awaited groundbreaking. for Phase I improvements of its Greenwood Community Park and Baton Rouge Zoo on Tuesday, December 8, at 10 am.
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BREC Commission Approves Master Plans for the Baton Rouge Zoo and Greenwood Community Park
September 18, 2019The BREC Commission approved master plans for the Baton Rouge Zoo and Greenwood Community Park.
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Open House Set for BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo and Greenwood Community Park Master Plans
January 11, 2019BREC is pleased to announce the launch of the master planning processes for the Baton Rouge Zoo and Greenwood Community Park. Two nationally-acclaimed design consultants have been selected through a competitive bid process and kickoff meetings were held in late November 2018, allowing the consultants to gain a better understanding of the sites and scope of the projects.
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BREC Takes First Step in Reimagining the Zoo and Greenwood Community Park
June 19, 2018In the first step toward the creation of a reimagined Zoo and Greenwood Community Park, BREC is soliciting proposals from highly qualified and innovative design teams to develop a master plan for the 660-acre park.
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BREC Commission to Vote on Alternate Location for the Baton Rouge Zoo
March 20, 2018Thursday, March 22, the BREC Commission will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 5 p.m. at 6201 Florida Boulevard. The meeting will include a presentation from outside experts who have evaluated BREC’s Airline Highway Park as a feasible site for the Zoo.
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BREC Receives Grant to Construct Trail to Connect Downtown and North Baton Rouge
August 14, 2017BREC is excited to announce receipt of a federal grant valued at more than $3.7-million to construct a multi-use bike pedestrian trail connecting Downtown to North Baton Rouge.
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