of Natural Resources/Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office Roseate ... Sandra Thompson, who heads up the state’s Atchafalaya Basin Program, says the swamp would be lost otherwise.

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

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 ...

A permanent gate that blocks backwater flooding from affecting 30,000 people in six parishes began to be closed Monday morning ahead of expected high water on the Atchafalaya River. The closure of ...