RoadSide Parks--in Louisiana (Ruston, Arcadia, Choudrant: moving to, areas, places)

[loves2read]

Are there roadside parks/rest stops along I-20 in LA like there are periodically along all the Interstates in Texas

does anyone have link with list of the exits

have friends moving to FL and driving with child and dog...would be nice to know ahead of time where there might be places to pull off to let them play a little

googled it up
this link has all interstate rest stops
http://www.interstaterestareas.com/

[RRabb]

None that I remember (it's been a while since I took I-20 and the state has closed a bunch of rest areas since then). But there are several nice small towns along the interstate with parks or nice old downtown areas to walk around like Ruston (exits 80-84) or Arcadia (exit 69).
In Ruston take the exit for Hwy 167 and go south. I think there's a park near the railroad tracks.
Same for Arcadia, exit 69 then go south. Not sure about the park, but a nice downtown area at the railroad tracks

[hdwell]

Yes, the only state reststop along 20 is about 3 miles east of Choudrant (pronounced shoe-drant). Other than the border stops, the rest have been closed. Thanks previous poster for your suggestions to the OP.