A park off Camellia Boulevard will be named in honor of the Saloom family, which donated property for this and other community uses throughout the years.
The Lafayette City-Parish Council on Tuesday approved a resolution honoring the Saloom family for its contributions to the community and recognizing their donation of land to the community.
The Saloom family bought 160 acres of land in 1953 that was used as a dairy farm, planting hundreds of live oak saplings and thousands of pine tree saplings. They fostered the trees and raised cattle on the land, according to the resolution adopted Tuesday,
The family has donated acres of land to the city and parish for roads and other improvements for growth in the area, including Kaliste Saloom Road, Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Verot School Road, Settlers Trace and Camellia Boulevard.
Among the land the Saloom family donated is a stretch between Camellia Boulevard and Quail Hollow subdivision that is used as a green space and community park where residents walk, bike and enjoy other recreational activities. It also serves as a detention area for rainwater.
The park does not have a name, so the council decided Tuesday to name it The Saloom Family Community Park. The Saloom family has agreed to pay for signs to “commemorate in perpetuity the Saloom family and this contribution to the community,” the resolution states.
