BREC eyes July unveiling for zoo improvments, details 10-year plan across multiple projects


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WBRZ— BATON ROUGE — The first phase of the multi-year, $55 million revitalization of the Baton Rouge Zoo and surrounding facilities is aiming for a July grand opening to coincide with National Parks and Recreation Month, BREC Superintendent Corey Wilson said Monday at the Baton Rouge Press Club.The zoo's improvement plan, which helped the park regain its reaccreditation after losing the status in 2018, is one of multiple programs that will be funded by BREC's newest 10-year master plan for its...

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CP24—Quebec unveils $603-million five-year plan to protect French language. Quebec is "going on the offensive" to protect and promote French, Minister Jean-François Roberge said Sunday as he presented a $603-million plan to counter what he described as the language's decline. Roberge, the Quebec cabinet minister responsible for the French language, said the government's nine priorities include better monitoring of language trends, boosting the French cultural offering and improving students' mastery of French. Several of the measures are linked to immigration,...

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