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HERE AT WALLY PON OF JUNIOR PLAYGROUND, I'M EXCITED TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF FOUR NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS.
PICKLEBALL IS A TOTAL NATIONAL CRAZE.
WE STARTED ON IT SHORTLY AFTER I TOOK OFFICE, AND, AND TODAY IT COMES TO FRUITION.
WE FINALLY HAD PICKLEBALL OUT HERE OFFICIALLY AT
IT'S BEEN A, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS HERE.
WE STARTED OUT WITH PICKLEBALL ON THE, ON THE, THE TENNIS COURTS, AND WE DID TEMPORARY COURTS THERE, AND IT WAS VERY POPULAR.
BUT, UH, THIS WAS ALWAYS THE VISION OF, UH, OF THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL OFFICE TO, TO PLANT SOME PERMANENT PICKLEBALL COURTS HERE.
AND THEY REALLY, IT'S PERFECT LOCATION AMONGST THE TREES.
IT'S JUST A, IT IS JUST A GREAT LOCATION FOR PICKLEBALL.
THESE COURTS ARE CONSTRUCTED USING POST TENSION CONCRETE SLABS, EACH COURT DESIGNED TO THE NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PICKLEBALL DIMENSIONS.
IN ADDITION, THE SIDEWALKS AND SEATING ERRORS WERE BUILT TO ACCOMMODATE VISITORS SECURITY FENCING WITH GATES AND COURT LIGHTING FOR PICKLEBALL.
JEFFERSON PARISH IS SLOWLY BECOMING THE PICKLEBALL CAPITAL OF THE GULF SOUTH, FOR SURE.
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT, WITH THESE FOUR PERMANENT COURTS, WE HAVE NINE COURTS AT MILEY, UH, COVERED COURTS THERE.
WE'RE GONNA BE EXPANDING THE MILEY COMPLEX, UH, ADDING PICKLEBALL COURTS THERE.
WE'RE GETTING THE, UH, THE SOUTHERN PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT IS COMING FOR DURING FAMILY GROW WEEKEND.
SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW WE'RE LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC.
WE'RE SEEING WHAT THE TRENDS ARE, AND REALLY PICKLEBALL IS NOT REALLY A TREND.