I played this one at first in the rain and then again the next day in better weather when it became obvious I wouldn't make it to any more far flung destinations.

The park is huge and very busy, walking paths soccer fields the dog park and people generally picnicking and lounging everywhere which can make some throws more high tension than would be ideal. It made me kind of glad I got to play it in mild rain to see what it would be like totally unimpeded.

The course plays around the lake at first including hole 3 that has about a 250-300ft water carry on it's 600ft length if you want to go for birdie.

After hole 4 you cross the street by the soccer field and play several low curling pushing shots that are a totally different vibe and shot shapes.

After hole 9 that is kind of a filler hole near the bathrooms you cross that parking lot and play some longer shaping shots and deal with the little bit of elevation that exists on the course and then one little shorty hole before finishing once again crossing the street by the parking lot.

16-21 are in that area and in a way might be the most interesting as they are for the most part 250-350 and require a mix of shot types that are score able but not easy. I'm not usually one to break out a roller, but to reach the pin on 17 I did and was able to birdie.

The pads are concrete and in the dry they were good, and the tee signs are very nice and show the line well.

Baskets are traditional yellow banded Innova baskets and in good shape.

I think the mix of shot types make it a pretty fun course and I could se ethos being a good league track.

The biggest cons here are the fact that other park goers commonly pass through many of the holes and can create an uncomfortable environment for the disc golfers. I never want to throw near kids so I'm my second round I ended up skipping a few green with kids near a basket.

Navigation is kind of a mess as it seems like there have been a few versions of the course and many of the cues are not accurate.

There are also some lines where the trees have grown so low you either need a crazy over the top line or a very indirect one.

It's also a small nitpick but some signs are really far from the tee and you may see them way before the pad.

The concrete pads have significant wear and in the wet I could barely keep on my feet.

Overall it's a fun course that I enjoyed but probably wouldn't try to play it in peak after work hours again, the traffic here is just too high.

[EDIT: the course was redesigned into a 24 hole layout, review is updated to reflect the new layout, including bumping up the rating]

The big way this course stands out from every other course in the area is it's elevation! There are several hills around the park, and they are used as best they can.

The park itself is very scenic, with some wonderful waterways and wildlife around the playing areas.

There is a warm up basket in the parking lot near tee 7, a feature which is truly underrated, and rare.

All 24 holes have concrete pads. Most of them are new, but they are all still in great condition.

Having 24 holes seems more fun than 18, and the holes themselves are just plain interesting. They are exciting and fresh, and you really get to try for birdies on every one of them.

Since the update, navigation is a little easier. The map online is accurate, and the teepads are all numbered!

Some of the fairways are still pretty snug up against each other. This could be a problem on a crowded day, but if you control your drive it shouldn't be too much of a hazard.

In using the hills, it is mainly by putting a basket on top or on the side of them. It would be nice to throw from an elevated tee at some point, but despite using so many hills, not one of them was for a teepad. Holes 1 and 5 are slightly elevated, but fairly wooded so you can't go for the nice long distance you would want to.

There are no pars listed on any of the signs, but if you are using this website as reference, or the dgcr app to keep score, they are listed there.

Some of the holes are just still not great in themselves. Hole 18 stands out as one where you just stand on the teepad and decide to throw into oncoming traffic, or into trees. The mando keeps you from going around them.

There are also just a few other places where moving the basket just 10ft would make a better placement. On hole 2, it is tucked in a 6ft gap between an OB fence to a dog park, and a big tree. No room for error, little room for approach. But the fairway is pretty open, and if you use the fence as a backstop, you should be fine.

UPDATE #2: Baskets have all been upgraded to Prodigy T1s. Some are a little shaky, but hopefully will settle (as long as kids stop climbing on them).

This course has a good variety of holes, with long and a few short ones, left and right ones, wooded and open ones. This a great course for beginners and experienced players.

This course is incredibly fun, and makes you think about elevation changes in a way no other course in the area does. it's definitely a can't-miss if you're in the New Orleans area.

Good luck!

24 holes that balance out City Park, course ends close to where it begins

Scenic park, w/ ducks and such

Variety of BH/FH shots, good use of obstacles on some holes

well maintained park; amenities available in the park, though not really close to the course

Elevation on some holes as mentioned in previous reviews, making for some fun shots.

No benches/diagrams/next tee signs/ trash cans at tees/baskets. Some amenities are nearby but they aren't along the course.

Some tees are concrete, some are au naturale. Some of the concrete tees are this dimension while others are that dimension. Inconsistent.

Course map not totally accurate. To my memory that's most glaring at #10.

CROWDED. As mentioned in most other reviews, you gotta get here early if you're gonna try for all 24 on the weekend. Not sure what it's like on the weekdays but I played at 8 AM on Sunday and by 10 it was crowded to the point that some holes probably weren't playable. I understand that's the point of holes 19-24, so kudos to the park for that.

The course feels a little crammed into the layout of the park. There are SO many things going on around the course that it's like someone really just wanted to cram 24 in here w/o regard to the other uses of the park. The first few holes play really close to the pond which presents a great challenge but w/o a map it can get confusing as to which basket you're aiming for. 12-14 are close to a soccer field that can definitely sees action.

19-24 are behind the dog park but also seem really crammed together.

The day I played it was super windy out and it was clear that there had been a big event the night before. Lots of crew picking up litter. Some support crew trucks were in the way of 10's tee so I played from the short tee, something not all holes have from what I saw.

Signature holes to me are the ones near the mounds, I think 7 and 9 come to mind. Also 5 is a terrible blind shot w/ a hedge that hides some equipment directly in front of the tee sign. With the contours of the lake it can be daunting.

If you're in the area and have the time you definitely want to check out the course to balance out City Park. Personally though, I'd rather play the latter. granted there's no elevation and Lafreniere might seem like the prettier of the two, there's also no non-DG crowds for the most part.

Lafreniere is sprawled out over a large city park that has a wide variety of other activities going on. There are a number of bathrooms, benches, trash cans and water fountains, as well as plenty of space for parking; so, all of your basic amenities are met. Located right off of highway 10 and within minutes of the airport makes for easy access.

I enjoyed my round at Lafreniere more than I thought I would, given its setting. I give credit to the course designer for utilizing the course's terrain and park setting to the absolute maximum potential. This is one of the best courses I have played in this regard. There are many holes that offer multiple lines either off the tee, for your upshot, or both (holes 2, 7, 8, 12, 22-24 do the best job of this and were my favorite holes). Holes 7-9 play on the most extreme elevation in the park, while 2-4 and multiple holes on the back 6 do a great job of using the minor elevation changes. Water is present on the original hole 1 (not sure if this is changed for good), 2, 4, and 5, giving more variety to the hole types and adding a nice dose of risk/reward type shots. Furthermore, there are a couples mandos and holes that use the sidewalks as O.B. My favorite stretch of holes on the course was 19-24, due to the slight rolling hills, multiple line options, and distance from other park activities.

The natural tees have markers to throw from and the tee signs and baskets are generally easy to spot being yellow and having hole numbers on them.

The park is beautifully maintained and the rough is very, very limited. This makes for a relatively stress-free round of having to search for discs (unless you go in the water).

-The least enjoyable factor of this course to me would have to be the amount of people that travel through many of the holes. Because the course is so spread out, it plays near many other activities and comes in close contact with paths and roads numerous times. While I was able to play through the entire course during my mid-afternoon round, I still had to wait a few times for people to pass through. It appears that people love to use the man-made hills on 7 and 9. I have also heard bad examples of interactions with park-users and times where people have camped out in the middle of a hole to relax.
-As I said previously, the course is very, very well designed given the topography, but holes do start to run together after awhile without a real drastic change. Looking back, none of the holes stand out to me as being a ton of fun or ones that I would want to play over and over. I would imagine that because of this, the course gets repetitive after playing it a couple times.
-A few holes are straight forward and simply open shots. Many holes are creative and thought-provoking, but when you have 24 holes on land like this, there is bound to be some boring holes.
-Very minor cons with the naturals tees and boring tee signs

Lafreniere is a more enjoyable round than first appearance, and I really appreciated its thoughtful, creative, and technical design in spite of its straight-forward park setting. More often than not, you will be thinking about your shots than just bombing a drive or easily laying up a shot. The fact that every hole is a par 3 also makes your round more interesting in trying to score birdies and fighting against scoring any bogies. This course is definitely above average due to its technicality and terrific design, but sits at a 3.0 without any real stand-out holes.

- Disc golf is one of the many activities on offer at Lafreniere Park, a large mostly flat expanse dotted with trees of various types and sizes. Occassional water (mostly on #'s 4 and 5) and a few small hills help keep this course from being completely one dimensional.
- Navigation is relatively smooth even with the bare minimum in the way of signage and the course's propensity to jump across roads to other sections of the park.
- Grass tees, while far from ideal, were plenty sufficient for my needs the entire round.
- Stretching the course to 24 holes helps add somewhat to the fun factor, and with enough trees to force some basic line shaping Lafreniere is fun enough to play without ever having a "wow" sorta moment.

- Absolutely NO privacy. This course twists and turns back and forth past one busy park activity or attraction after another. Benches, walkways, the water's edge, busy park roadways, some sort of band shelter pavilion thingy, past the entrance, exercise station, washrooms and back along the road, along a dog park fence for a bit, then some people's yards, then back again to the parking lot...I mean, holy moley there's a freakin' lot of shizzz goin' down at this place.
- I got stalked by three turkeys (honest injun) for three holes right by the entrance gate.
- Overall, not much in the way of risk/reward (#4 and #5 are pretty decent in this regard but that's about it).
- After awhile, I felt like each hole was more or less the same thing. The designers really tried, it's just a fairly uninspiring piece of land for disc golf.

- Boiling of seafood is absolutely prohibited, according to the sign at the entrance. So watch out.

- With limited landscape there is a good mix of holes.
- Great use of the man-made lagoons to incorporate water into the course.
- Bathrooms and water fountains in the park.
- The Park seems to be very well maintained as there were crews out all over working on the grounds.
- Decent baskets, and hole signs with distance on them.

- As previously stated in other reviews this park is very popular for Non-DGers. There is a dog park and paths all over, so there is always lots of people to watch out for.
- Grass/Dirt tee pads. It is sometimes difficult to locate the small tee markers in the taller grass.
- The tee signs could have a little hole direction on them. Your first time out you need to go out of your way to figure out where the baskets are.
- The bulletin board with the course map is hard to find in this park, but it is close to shelter #3.
- After a few holes I found that the course could flow better. Some of the walks in between make sense, but other holes just seem out of place or even forced.

Even though the park can be very busy and difficult to navigate for first timers I found the course to be a fun challenge. I had to pull out a wide variety of shots from my bag, using almost every disc I brought.
I thought the water and the man-made hills were well used to add to the course layout and that and since the course was so well maintained it was a very comfortable round.

Final thought: not sure where the bunnies, roosters and strange ducks are from, but I thought it was fun to see them running wild in the park and I didn't mind them at all.

I am adding a course map to the pictures and some updated pics of the holes. I would take a picture of the map with you for your first time playing.

Very well manicured park in a busy part of town. Brand new Prodigy baskets. Layout is tough for a city park design. Not too much back up even during a busy evening round.

24 holes! You don't have to use every inch of a park just because they gave it to you.

This course has come a long way. When I played it 7 years ago it was a mess. Glad I went back to give it another chance. Definitely worth checking out now if you're in the area