Joe Brown Park
This 163-acre park in Eastern New Orleans was donated in 1959 by Dorothy Dorsett Brown in honor of her late husband, oilman Joe W. Brown. The parcel is home to the 86-acre Louisiana Nature Center (LNC), which opened in the eastern half of the park in 1980. With the goal of educating residents about the natural environment through nature walks, a planetarium, and an interpretive center, the LNC merged with the Audubon Center in 1994 to become the Louisiana Audubon Nature Center.
Volunteer Day:
Activities may include cleaning up the nature trail, litter in the lagoon (using canoes), and landscaping the grounds to deal with overgrowth and help with beautification of the park.
