The swamp lakes of the American South offer serenity and beauty. This particularly remote one in Mississippi also boasts ...

Deprived of nutrients from the stanched Mississippi River, the swamp’s iconic trees are dying in stagnant water. Yet they’re now set to receive a life-saving boost.

World Atlas calls 4 Mississippi lakes the most snake-infested in the state. Know how to ID venomous snakes and tell them apart from common watersnakes.

Maurepas Swamp revitalization plans: The state is planning to reconnect the Maurepas Swamp west of New Orleans to the Mississippi River through a diversion channel, with the dual aim of improving ...

In the heart of Mississippi’s murky swamps, an ancient sentinel—known to locals as the “Swamp Ghost”—stands unyielding. These are the bald cypress trees, whose gnarled roots and towering ...

GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has long relied on a vast levee system to rein in the Mississippi River and protect surrounding communities from flooding. But cutting off the natural flow of the ...

Associated Press/Report for America GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — State and federal authorities in Louisiana celebrated breaking ground on an ambitious $330 million conservation project intended to ...

Deprived of nutrients from the levee system along the Mississippi River, the swamp’s iconic trees are dying in stagnant water.

A beloved recreation site, the swamp also houses bald eagles, ospreys, black bears and alligators and serves as a waystation for hundreds of different migratory birds. Deprived of nutrients from the ...

Louisiana has long relied on a vast levee system to rein in the Mississippi River and protect surrounding communities from flooding. A beloved recreation site, the swamp also houses bald eagles ...