Knobby bald cypress tree knees along the water’s edge, wading birds and songbirds at every turn, fishing for the evening meal — this is life at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park. In the middle of the ...

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 ...

ST. MARTINVILLE, La. (WAFB) - A state park in the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp is a popular place for camping, especially for people who want to disconnect from the distractions of modern life. “We’re ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HENDERSON, La. (WGNO) —Louisiana is known ...

Advocate Photo by Brad Kemp Scouts Jacob Burnthorn, front, and Jose Flores, back, with Boy Scout Troop 1830 from Houston, Tx., relax after reaching the house boat they will be spending the night in ...

The ninth annual "Save the Basin," a celebration of the Atchafalaya Basin, will be Sunday, March 16, at Rock and Bowl in downtown Lafayette. The event will feature live music from Louisiana artists, ...

LAKE FAUSSE POINTE, Louisiana — On a sweltering day just before sunset, Harold Schoeffler plowed a small rusty motorboat through murky-brown water, a wall of cypress trees towering behind him.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Anyone who has driven along I-10 between Lafayette and Baton Rouge has journeyed over Henderson Lake, soaking in a classic view of towering cypress trees in a Louisiana swamp.

Discover how The Atchafalaya Basin protects Louisiana's coast from hurricanes. In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers against ...