A Jefferson Parish Recreation Department (JPRD) playground in Metairie that hosts the parish's summer day camp for children ages 3-10. The camp runs weekdays 7:30am-3:30pm across two four-week sessions, with aftercare available until 6:00pm, and fills the day with indoor and outdoor games and arts and crafts. Registration is online through JPRD.
The practical details
We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Girard Playground directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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Powered by GoogleNice playground. Enjoyed the painting class. It was warm though.
This is a small park. The grounds are well kept. It's good if you want to take small children out for a bit to play. Tennis courts are available as well as children's sports.
My teenager son and I were in the middle of playing tennis one morning in August, 2020 when several female pensioners arrived to demand us leave the court (rather viciously). They said that they "paid and reserved both courts" and "used both courts from 9 to 12 for all these years". I knew this was not truthful as all parish public tennis courts are first come first serve. The manager was called out who threatened us with calling police if we do not leave the court. One of the grandmas was nice to let us finish playing in the other court with no tree shades and the manager later made peace with us (we are of a minority group). We contacted the East Bank administration office regarding this incidence and Girard had since posted a new policy card for court usage (September, 2020). We have since returned a couple of times in the last 8 months but generally avoided the place even though it is well maintained and close by.
Sucks my youth was so excited to go play basketball but there was a RUDE coach who said no one can use the basketball court during summer. I was like what???? Not a good thing for any kid like mine who loves sports with this only playground in the area with nowhere else to go 😬😰
My son been playing at Gerard since he was 5 years old. Some coaches shouldn't volunteer due to their anger issues but over all my son likes it here.





