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 ...
A unique project to resuscitate the dying Maurepas Swamp, an overlooked treasure nestled between New Orleans and Baton Rouge along Interstate 10, broke ground on Tuesday. The project will reunite one ...
GRAMERCY, La. (WVUE) - Motorists heading up Interstate 10 near Gramercy might view the Maurepas Swamp as a thriving, living Louisiana postcard. Yet, deeper inside the swamp, something is horribly ...
Louisiana’s swamps turn into emerald wonderlands when the lush season arrives, making it the best time to explore their wild beauty. The cypress knees rise out of mirror-like water, draped with ...
About 4,000 years ago, the once-meandering Mississippi River switched course yet again, forming a delta that eventually led to the creation of Lakes Maurepas and Pontchartrain while building the ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A ...
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 ...