Swamp land. Remote, forbidding, treacherous. The Atchafalaya Swamp. It's the largest wetland in the United States. For years it was a major barrier, isolating Acadiana from much of the state. Before ...

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 ...

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 ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

The History channel’s popular alligator hunters are back in the season 14 premiere tonight, January 5 at 8 p.m. The show follows a group of alligator trappers during the 60-day Louisiana alligator ...

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, ...

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.

Dean Wilson arrived in Louisiana from San Sebastian, Spain, with a bow and arrows, a spear and several hooks. His ultimate destination was the Amazon. But he first needed to get used to humidity, so ...