In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers against hurricanes and extreme weather. Spanning a million acres, these nearly indestructible ...
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana environmentalists say a planned lake project in the Atchafalaya Basin, the largest river swamp in the U.S., would result in the loss of wetlands and crucial flood storage ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana’s Atchafalaya swamp is a critical floodway for the Mississippi River, and it’s also been impacted by the timber and oil industries. But it’s still an amazing ...
LAFAYETTE — The local Boy Scouts of America council is laying the groundwork for a new public recreation area and adventure base camp in the Atchafalaya Basin as part of the group’s efforts to ...