The closure of the 405-foot-long Bayou Chene floodgate is the first time the three-year-old structure has been used due to ...

While the science is clear – wetlands have lots of benefits and we know how to build more of them – the future is not. The ...

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 ...

Heads up, drivers — a lane closure on I-10 East could slow you down Friday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know before ...

Mississippi and Louisiana, destroying 41,000 buildings and killing hundreds. In the Basin’s main river, also called the Atchafalaya, floodwaters rose seven feet above its natural levees.

After a heat wave had southeast Louisiana and Mississippi Coast residents sweating, a system of severe storms and possible ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Drivers on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge may encounter delays on Sunday, January, 19 as crews prepare for winter weather. RELATED: Frigid cold, winter precipitation in the ...

The Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus), is one of 16 subspecies of the American black bear, typically found ...

The spokesperson for DOTD announced how much litter the agency picked up along roadways in 2024, and the amount is ...