Jefferson Parish officials are building a new playground in Lafreniere Park that is geared at being accessible to children of all abilities. The big picture: The playground is replacing an older ...

These are all creations of John Hayes that light up Metairie's Lafreniere Park every year for the holidays, something he's been doing for 30 years at Jefferson Parish Parks & Recreation.

This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park. Delphin H. Greene (1935-1992 ... During the early 1920s, Brooklyn-born Oliver B. Lafreniere began to ...