Lunctime Lecture at the West Baton Rouge Museum: LeeDell Woods
West Baton Rouge Museum 845 North Jefferson Avenue, Port Allen, Louisiana 70767
A Port Allen native, LeeDell Woods has dedicated his career to improving life here in West Baton Rouge Parish. He has served as Parks and Recreation Director, Director of Recreation at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, and he led the way in coordinating with local, state, and federal governments to acquire grants to develop landmarks such as Joe Myhand Park, Landen Alexander Park, Lukeville Park, Tombstone Park, Brusly High School baseball fields and tennis courts, Rivault Park, and William and Lee Park. He has also been inducted in to the Southern University Sports Hall of Fame and established the only known blind bike team in the country that traveled over 2,500 miles with no accidents. Hear more of his story during a special Lunchtime Lecture at the West Baton Rouge Museum. Free. Noon. westbatonrougemuseum.org.