The Alexandria Zoo officially reopens after storm damage
March 13, 2021
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ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) The gates to the Alexandria Zoo are once again open.
The zoo closed down because of the coronavirus pandemic and then was significantly damaged by Hurricane Laura last August. About 75 trees fell across the zoo and winds compromised more than 20 animal enclosures when Laura swept through the area.
On Friday, the venue reopened to the public to a steady stream of visitors.
“We thought we would have a small line,” Zoo Director Max Lakes told The Town Talk. They were “happily surprised” to have a steady line throughout the day. Even so, the zoo never reached its COVID-19 restriction capacity of 250 people per hour.