Life jacket loans now offered at Jimmie Davis State Park

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Jimmie Davis State Park has become a little safer. They now have a station for life jacket loans.

According to the CDC , drowning deaths are on the rise in the United States, following decades of decline.

That’s why the Jackson Parish Ambulance Service decided to install a life jacket loaning station.

It was made possible through a grant from the SeaTow Foundation. The loaning station houses 15 life jackets ranging from infant to extra large sizes.

All visitors have to do to borrow a life jacket is take one from the stand and simply return it at the end of the day.

The Director of Operations for the Jackson Parish Ambulance Service, JoLynn Smith, says that to completely prevent accidental drownings, it takes a community to make sure safety always comes first.

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