The best things do in Houma, Louisiana! These are our favorite attractions, museums, swamp tours, and fun things to enjoy for the entire family.Things to do in Houma, LAHouma, Louisiana, is ...

With large cypress tree forests, vast wetlands, and an abundance of wildlife, this Louisiana natural wonder is a lookalike of ...

Part of Cypress Island Preserve, Lake Martin offers boat tours, blooming irises, and rare wildlife in one of Louisiana’s most scenic swamp ecosystems.

This Louisiana swamp is dying, but a new, unprecedented partnership can help restore it ... Slim cypress trunks and topped-off tupelos signaled that the trees spent more energy on survival than ...

A rare old-growth cypress tree that is estimated to be about 300 years old in Maurepas Swamp on Friday, February 3, 2023. Most of this region was deforested decades ago.

In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers against hurricanes and extreme weather.

A few old-growth cypress trees, left, and right, in the Maurepas Swamp on Friday, February 3, 2023. Most of this region was deforested decades ago.

The project, which has been on the books for several decades, is taking off thanks to a first-of-its-kind arrangement with a new levee being built in the river parishes. The 18-and-a-half mile ...

(via PBS Terra) 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 ...

Louisiana is gaining interest in a different type of fall color that appears in November on the bald cypress trees. Shades of red, brown, and orange are mirrored in our lakes and bayous.