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 ...

Learn more about the Mississippi River Basin's wetlands from coastal Louisiana to the headwaters in Minnesota.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 Sackett ruling, the Biden Administration estimated that up to 63% of the nation’s ...

Several rental shops nearby provide everything needed for a peaceful paddle among cypress trees draped in Spanish moss. The Atchafalaya Basin is a 30-minute drive away, with swamp tours that take ...

Two photographs from the Atchafalaya Basin in Louisiana surfaced in 1971 ... bare canopies of the tupelos and cypresses. Some of the trees were old behemoths that had escaped the ax, but most ...

A permanent gate that blocks backwater flooding from affecting 30,000 people in six parishes began to be closed Monday morning ahead of expected high water on the Atchafalaya River. The closure of ...

Neighbors said the latest blaze was to a set of cypress trees on Muldrow Road and Esrig Way around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday. "We're all a nervous wreck," said Kandace Knudsen, who lives nearby.

The Mississippi River basin encompasses parts of 31 states and two Canadian provinces and is over 1,245,000 square miles in size. The Mississippi meets with the Atchafalaya River, which combines ...

ST. MARTIN PARISH — St. Martin Parish officials are taking action this week as the Atchafalaya River continues to rise, with Stephensville marked as the most vulnerable area due to its flat ...