Louisiana has about a dozen sewage treatment plants that discharge into swamps, more than any other state ... No other state in the U.S. has as many wetlands assimilation plants as Louisiana ...

Louisiana irises are perennials that can be grown successfully throughout all of Montgomery County and the Gulf Coast. They occur naturally in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Mature plant ...

The water’s still high, but not for long. Locals open up about how annual drawdowns shape life in the basin, from tough boat ...

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The Bluebonnet Swamp is a nature preserve, ... Heart of Louisiana: Bluebonnet Swamp. By Dave McNamara. Updated: Apr. 16, ... insects and native plants you expect to find miles away from the city. ...

They devour the plants needed to hold down the soil, and with some 5 million of them now inhabiting Louisiana's southern coast, they're contributing to a rate of soil erosion pegged at 40 square ...

The tiny insect sucks the sap out of the critically important wetland plant. Times-Picayune file photo “The scales are everywhere, but not at the same density they were before,” Diaz said.

These days, parts of the Henderson Swamp look more like a desert. “We’re hiking in the middle of a lake,” explained Ben Pierce, Executive Director of McGee’s Louisiana Swamp and Airboat Tours.

An Asian scale insect is ravaging Louisiana roseau cane, a critically-important wetland plant. Times-Picayune file photo The lighthouse in Port Eads is seen above roseau cane on Wednesday, July 25 ...

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