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

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 ...

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 ...

Engineering the river has come with trade-offs, said Paul Kemp, a semiretired hydrologist who helped start the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, a nonprofit.

A not healthy part of the Maurepas Swamp area near Manchac, La.. Experts from Restore the Mississippi River Delta provide an overview during a tour of three priority restoration projects Ð the ...

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 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 ...

In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers against hurricanes and extreme weather. Spanning a million acres, these nearly ...

Several authority projects remain in engineering and design, with two promising remarkable results. The Chandeleur Island Restoration Project, for instance, will have a price tag exceeding $300 ...

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 ...

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 ...