Yup, that's what Louisianians started doing in the late '90s when nutria -- 20-pound rodents with orange teeth -- started ...

Growing zones, also referred to as hardiness zones, are geographical areas categorized based on average annual minimum winter temperatures in order to determine which plants are likely to thrive ...

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 ...

ARNAUDVILLE, La. (WVUE) - A group of Louisiana plant enthusiasts is encouraging homeowners to “go native” with their yards. The Acadiana Native Plants Project operates out of an arboretum in ...

And the department's first suggestion for your dinner plate was the nutria, a swamp-dwelling rodent native ... the eggs of water birds as well as plants. Nutrias which were first seen in Thrace ...