ATCHAFALAYA BASIN, La. (WVUE) - The Atchafalaya Swamp is a critical floodway for the Mississippi River. It also has been impacted by the timber and oil industries. But the area remains an amazing ...

A scenic route through Louisiana's wetlands offers some of the South's best birdwatching, where forests, bayous, and trails create a haven for wildlife lovers.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was February 2019 when Ben Pierce had his drone out in Henderson Lake in the Atchafalaya Basin and the thing starting blinking red to indicate that something was wrong. The drone, an older DJI ...

The Atchafalaya National Heritage Area is unique for its focus on "living culture," according to executive director Justin Lemoine. The 14 parishes that make up the heritage area are home to a dynamic ...

The breathtaking beauty of south Louisiana is all around us, so we're guilty of too often taking it for granted. We glimpse it through car windows as we traverse I-10 on the way to Baton Rouge or ...

The Atchafalaya Basin keepers are gearing up to host their seventh annual Save the Basin with live bands and a silent auction this Sunday. According to organizers, this all-day event brings together ...

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.