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 river with man made ...

Just a stone's throw from New Orleans, this charming coastal village awaits, celebrated for its marshlands, thrilling fishing ...

GRAMERCY, LA. (WVUE) - Kirk Songy steers a boat down the Blind River outside Gramercy in the Maurepas Swamp, reflecting on his early experiences hunting here in the 1970s. “Mallard hunting was like ...

For the past 14 years, Ben Pierce has served as the executive director of the Lafayette-based nonprofit Louisiana Swamp Base, as well as the director for Swamp Base’s partner company, McGee’s Swamp ...

GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — State and federal authorities in Louisiana celebrated breaking ground on an ambitious $330 million conservation project intended to revitalize one of the state’s largest swamp ...

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 river ...