La. Stat. tit. 38 § 2812
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
The board of commissioners shall have the power to cause to be created and constructed playgrounds, picnic grounds, grounds for recreation parks, and any and all other facilities to accommodate the public and to provide adequate access to lakes, rivers and streams as may, in its opinion, become necessary, and said district shall have the right of eminent domain and expropriation in the exercise of such powers.
La. R.S. § 38:2812