Southern Louisiana's Atchafalaya River Basin embodies the true essence of the Sportsman's Paradise nickname. Although the Atchafalaya River is relatively short as rivers go, stretching only 140 ...

A view of the Southern Pacific Railroad as it cuts through the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp at the community of Pelba, which was about six miles north of Butte La Rose. Pelba no longer exists.

ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (WAFB) - New speed feedback signs have been installed along the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge with the goal of urging drivers to slow down. The signs will show drivers just how ...

Dean Wilson, founder of the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, in the basin in October, 2024 with a butterfly on his hand (Sabrina Canfield/Courthouse News) BAYOU SORREL, La. (CN) — On a warm Saturday in ...