And some of Louisiana’s most magical scenes can be hiding among the swamp’s bald cypresses and moss-covered oaks.

They cruise down the bayou’s snaking course for a little over two miles, curving past bald cypress trees before arriving at the edge of the Big Lake, where the narrow bayou gives way to wide ...

The best things do in Houma, Louisiana! These are our favorite attractions, museums, swamp tours, and fun things to enjoy for the entire family.Things to do in Houma, LAHouma, Louisiana, is ...

Tired of the game, Champagne steered us toward a grove of bald cypress trees and carpets of floating green vegetation. The last we saw, Lily was swimming safely toward shore. So it is with swamp ...

BAYOU SORREL, La. (CN) — On a warm Saturday in October, conservationist Dean Wilson guided his boat through a channel in the Atchafalaya Basin, pointing out hollowed-out Bald cypress trees where minks ...

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 ...

The Maurepas Swamp has been dying for nearly 100 years, because levees have blocked it from the Mississippi River, depriving the swamp’s bald cypress and water tupelo trees of the river’s ...

The 456 square kilometers of Maurepas Swamp just to the west of New Orleans holds Louisiana's second-largest contiguous forest, a state wildlife refuge filled with water tupelo and bald cypress ...

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

The 176 square mile Maurepas Swamp, a state wildlife refuge, holds Louisiana’s second largest contiguous forest filled with water tupelo and bald cypress trees.

The 176 square mile (456 square kilometers) Maurepas Swamp just to the west of New Orleans holds Louisiana's second largest contiguous forest, a beloved state wildlife refuge filled with water ...

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, ...