Looks like camping at Plametto Island State Park will have to wait a while now. I saw an AP article today by Melinda Deslatte in which she states:

But parks officials said Tuesday that Palmetto Island won’t be able to open later this year as scheduled, based on the funding proposed in Gov. Bobby Jindal’s budget recommendations.

Stuart Johnson, assistant secretary of the Office of State Parks, told the Senate Finance Committee that the governor’s budget wouldn’t pay for the new park’s opening and would force other parks to close.

I had been thinking about running my boat down the Vermilion to check on the status of the long awaited park, but I guess it’s no use for now.