ELTON, La. (KPLC) - The Elton Town Park has faced its share of storm damage and has needed a renovation to support park and recreation activities for a while.

Elton Mayor Mike Perotti says this weekend is the first of many steps to come towards bringing the park back to life.

“I feel good about it and again I realize I think it’s a great thing for our community and our children in the area. We need a place for them to go and I think it’ll help the community and the businesses here as we progress,” he said.

Perotti says about 10 volunteers joined the effort.

They mowed the grass of the baseball fields, picked up trash, raked leaves, and cleaned the bathrooms of the pavilion.

“Our pavilion here needs restoring. I think we could have a good foundation for it. Some of the park equipment n

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