Discover how The Atchafalaya Basin protects Louisiana's coast from hurricanes. In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers ...

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

Mississippi and Louisiana, destroying 41,000 buildings and killing hundreds. In the Basin’s main river, also called the Atchafalaya, floodwaters rose seven feet above its natural levees.

The Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus), is one of 16 subspecies of the American black bear, typically found ...

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 ...

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 ...