In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp ... and Louisiana's first line of defense against the extreme weather that threatens the Gulf Coast. How does this swamp and its cypress trees ...

When you think of Louisiana ... Beaches When Visiting Florida The Maurepas Swamp hasn't been thriving since the clear-cutting of bald cypress trees for building materials in the early 1900s ...

Visitors can get a taste of South Louisiana's natural state ... can wander beneath the moss-draped cypress trees and take in the sights and sounds of the swamp. Birders and wildlife watchers ...