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 ...

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 ...

The `Swamp People' featured in this History channel series are ... this fiercely independent group as they struggle to preserve their way of life in the Atchafalaya Basin during the most important ...

The `Swamp People' featured in this History channel series are ... this fiercely independent group as they struggle to preserve their way of life in the Atchafalaya Basin during the most important ...