Skaters unite! Kerry and I are going to make concerted efforts to make this one… on June 5th, Picayune will have a city council meeting that will cover the possibility of the construction of a skatepark. We don’t have the exact meeting time yet, but I’ll post that as soon as I get it.

In other news, St. Charles Parish has a skatepark under consideration. We’re doing our best to help educate the powers-that-be there, and at this point, they seem responsive. Keep your fingers crossed.

Also in skatepark news, Mandeville is entertaining the notion of a new skatepark as well… however, if the rumors I’ve been hearing are true, they’re going out of their way to do everything wrong. Again, what I’ve heard are rumors, but they’ve come from some very credible sources. Hopefully today we’ll be in contact with some park officials to separate fact from fiction and give you a fact-based account on what’s really going on.

Last bit: rumors have been circulating that Zachary has a skatepark… this is not the case. I have been informed that Zachary will recieve some pre-fab ARC ramps (yuck), but I have no word as to when those ramps will be installed.

To any government officials reading this… PLEASE STOP USING ARC RAMPS. They’re overpriced, poorly designed, and they’re very hard to repair. I know this first hand, as I’ve watch Baton Rouge’s Velodrome park degrade over the years. You’d be much better off contracting with local ramp-building skateboarders… you’d save a LOT of money, and the result would leave you with a skatepark that your local skate community can really appreciate. C’mon now! If you’re a local government employee who has the job of representing a local population, then it’s your job to meet those interests after being educated about the activity of skateboarding. STOP BEING LAZY.