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 ...

The Atchafalaya Basin (pronounced "Chaff-Uh-Lie-Uh — the "A" is silent) is America's largest swamp, covering almost 1 million acres of wetlands located roughly between Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

Sandra Thompson, who heads up the state’s Atchafalaya Basin Program, says the swamp would be lost otherwise. “If we don’t move the sediment out,” she says, “it will eventually fill the ...

Swamp Mysteries Season 3 takes a chilling turn as Troy Landry and Pickle uncover human remains in the Bayou, leaving them shaken and stunned.

Learn more about the Mississippi River Basin's wetlands from coastal Louisiana to the headwaters in Minnesota.

I found a tour guide and a shooter producer. The two of us just went into the swamp. We looked at every job people did in the Atchafalaya Basin. We were with flat bottom boat builders, people who ...

What is the most famous swamp in Louisiana? The Atchafalaya Basin is largely considered the most famous swamp in Louisiana. It is the largest river swamp in the U.S. What should I wear on a swamp ...

It spans approximately 1,200 miles, stretching from Florida to Texas, and is home to the largest swamp in America, the Atchafalaya River Basin. Atchafalaya covers more than a million acres of ...

The closure of the 405-foot-long Bayou Chene floodgate is the first time the three-year-old structure has been used due to ...

Journey into the Atchafalaya Basin with author Roger Stouff, son of the last chief of the Chitimacha Indians. Stouff shares native stories, beliefs, and perspectives about these often overlooked ...