Mississippi has almost endless things to see and do. Here are five great destinations to visit and most are less than an hour ...

The Maurepas Swamp has been dying for nearly 100 years, because levees have blocked it from the Mississippi River, depriving the swamp’s bald cypress and water tupelo trees of the river’s ...

The 176 square mile Maurepas Swamp, a state wildlife refuge, holds Louisiana’s second largest contiguous forest filled with water tupelo and bald cypress trees.

HGTV recommends a Mississippi swamp tour as a bucket list item. Gulf Coast Gator Ranch and other locations offer airboat and walking tours. Mississippi law protects alligators outside of hunting ...

The A.E. LeBlanc old-growth cypress forest in Iberville Parish is one of the rarest places left in our nation — a living remnant of the once-vast cypress forests that blanketed Louisiana. With ...

Deprived of nutrients from the stanched Mississippi River, the swamp’s iconic trees are dying in stagnant water. Yet they’re now set to receive a life-saving boost.

Louisiana has long relied on a vast levee system to rein in the Mississippi River and protect surrounding communities from flooding. But cutting off the natural flow of the river with man made ...

Louisiana has long relied on a vast levee system to rein in the Mississippi River and protect surrounding communities from flooding. A beloved recreation site, the swamp also houses bald eagles ...

Nation To save a dying swamp, Louisiana aims to restore the Mississippi River’s natural flow Dec. 3, 2024 at 5:12 pm Updated Dec. 3, 2024 at 6:11 pm ...