Louisiana State Arboretum
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The Louisiana State Arboretum (120 hectares / 300 acres) is an arboretum located on Louisiana Highway 3042, approximately 13 km (eight miles) north of Ville Platte, Louisiana, USA, and bordering a branch of Lake Chicot. Established in 1961, it is the oldest state-supported arboretum in the United States.
The Arboretum contains over 150 species of plant life native to Louisiana, on a varied topography suitable for nearly all Louisiana vegetation except those of the prairies and coastal marshes. The Arboretum is a mature Beech-Magnolia forest containing centuries-old giant beech, magnolia, oak, and ash trees, as well as ferns, hickories, maples, sycamores, and crane fly orchids. Wildlife includes white-tail deer, fox, opossum, raccoon, skunk, squirrel, wild turkey, and numerous other bird species.
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Protected Areas of Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism and Department of Agriculture & Forestry |
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| State Parks | Bayou Segnette | Chemin-A-Haut | Chicot | Cypremort Point | Rairview-Riverside | Fontainebleau | Grand Isle | Jimmie Davis | Lake Bistineau | Lake Bruin | Lake Claiborne | Lake D-Arbonne | Lake Fausse Pointe | North Toledo Bend | Poverty Point Reservoir | St. Bernard | Sam Houston Jones | South Toledo Bend | Tickfaw |
| State Historic Sites | Audubon | Centenary | Fort Jesup | Fort Jackson | Fort Pike | Fort St. Jean Baptiste | Locust Grove | Longfellow-Evangeline | Los Adeas | Mansfield | Marksville | Plaquemine Lock | Port Hudson | Poverty Point | Rebel State | Rosedale Plantation | Winter Quarters |
| State Preservation Areas | Louisiana State Arboretum |
| State Forests | Alexander | Indian Creek |
| National Parks and Forests | Cane River Creole | Jean Lafitte | New Orleans Jazz | Poverty Point |
