Once a century, the cypress trees of Louisiana's swamps become large enough to harvest. Now is the time. Loggers, landowners and mill operators are itching to get the trees to market. Wood from ...

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 project is expected to replenish around 45,000 acres of wetlands over the next 50 years, protecting Louisiana residents ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Anyone who has driven along I-10 between Lafayette and Baton Rouge has journeyed over Henderson Lake, soaking in a classic view of towering cypress trees in a Louisiana swamp.

That earns the tree a plaque as a legacy cypress tree, Stern's designation for any tree that was here at the time of the Louisiana Purchase more than 200 years ago.

An old dead cypress stands alone in a wetlands area of Lake Maurepas near Port Manchac. Volunteers and staff of Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana planted about 150 cypress, red swamp maple ...

Another sign showcases the “Monarch of the Swamp,” a massive old-growth bald cypress tree estimated to be 700 years old. These trees were prized in the South because they were resistant to ...

ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY)– An iconic cypress tree at Lake Martin is in danger after it caught fire during the severe weather events last week. News Ten spoke with the Louisiana Swamp Base ...

Once a century, the cypress trees of Louisiana's swamps become large enough to harvest. Now is the time. Loggers, landowners and mill operators are itching to get the trees to market. But some ...