The writer and her family spent three summers exploring state, national and provincial parks, traveling by minivan from ...

Additionally, the surrounding lowlands make up the largest river floodplain swamp in North America, covering nearly a million acres. The Atchafalaya Basin is renowned for its natural beauty and ...

The Atchafalaya Basin (pronounced "Chaff-Uh-Lie-Uh — the "A" is silent) is America's largest swamp, covering almost 1 million acres of wetlands located roughly between Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

Located in south central Louisiana, the basin — a combination of wetlands and river delta where the Atchafalaya River meets the Gulf of Mexico — spans 1.4 million acres. It supports 300 bird species ...

bringing its boundaries in line with the historical definition of the Atchafalaya Basin, the picturesque swamp many know from their drives along Interstate 10 between Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

One can get lost in the Atchafalaya Basin, easily becoming surrounded by nothing but silent expansive swamp alive with bird calls and breezes pushing through the mossy wildness. In order to ...