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 ...

The closure of the 405-foot-long Bayou Chene floodgate is the first time the three-year-old structure has been used due to ...

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 ...

It spans approximately 1,200 miles, stretching from Florida to Texas, and is home to the largest swamp in America, the Atchafalaya River Basin. Atchafalaya covers more than a million acres of ...