A scenic route through Louisiana's wetlands offers some of the South's best birdwatching, where forests, bayous, and trails ...

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana -- A Louisiana man made a decision that could have been deadly. Instead, it got him in trouble with law enforcement. Jimmy Jennings of Lafayette is seen on video jumping from ...

Atchafalaya Basinkeeper announced it will host its ninth annual Save the Basin, celebrating and supporting one of the area’s most important swamps. The all-day event will be Sunday, March 16, at Rock ...

The Atchafalaya Basin (dark green in this satellite image, with the Atchafalaya River running through its center) is almost a million acres of bottomland woods and swamp. DeWitt Braud, LSU/USGS Nat.

LAFAYETTE, La. — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will hold a Commercial Fisheries Listening Session at 6 pm on Monday, March 10, 2025. Inland Fisheries biologists will ...

Each episode of NBC's The Americas focuses on a specific region of the American supercontinent. For an hour, narrator Tom Hanks takes us up close and personal with natural stories happening in faraway ...

Photo of cypress trees in the Atchafalaya River Basin. Environmental groups like the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper and Sierra Club worry a new bill will make it easier to develop in isolated wetland areas. ...

Earlier this year dozens of bass fishermen asked a lot of questions about one of their favorite fishing spots, the Atchafalaya Basin. Maybe some answers will come Thursday when state Wildlife and ...

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 ...

In this opinion piece, Courtney Briggs, president of the Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council, argues that the council has successfully served as a bridge between farmers, lawmakers, and governmental ...

WASHINGTON – Though much legislation is being held up by partisan bickering during the last month of a lame duck Congress, both parties can agree on including Lafourche Parish in the 14-parish ...

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, ...