As a Louisiana-born writer, I enjoyed exploring the Cajun Coast from its Native American roots at Chitimacha Museum to the ...

It's a road we love, hate, and love to hate. The Atchafalaya Basin Bridge happens to be one of man's greatest accomplishments. The Atchafalaya is one of the largest wetlands in the United States. For ...

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.

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 the ...

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 terrain ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. ST. MARY PARISH, La. (KLFY) — Some drivers ...

A decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to send more water into the Atchafalaya Basin could be a boon for crawfishermen, and some state officials are hoping it’s a sign the federal agency might ...