Gov. John Bel Edwards on Monday created a new Atchafalaya River Basin Restoration and Enhancement Task Force to help the state navigate the conflicting interests within the basin, including fishers, ...

They were so numerous, particularly in the Atchafalaya River Basin, that they were considered a nuisance. By 1992, however, the population had dropped so significantly that it was placed on the ...

A new study released this week confirms what coastal restoration scientists have thought all along: The slow-moving Atchafalaya River does a better job of building wetlands during major floods than ...

The company owns about 40,000 acres within the Atchafalaya River Basin floodway, land that hasn’t been as productive as it once was because there’s little control over when the area floods.

I-10 West was closed on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge past the rest area because of a crash, according to the Louisiana ...

Four residents of Acadiana were appointed this week to the Governor’s Advisory Task Force on Atchafalaya River Basin Restoration and Enhancement. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

When the Mississippi River is at risk of flooding, the Army Corps can divert more water to the Atchafalaya, flooding the basin. That has only happened twice — in 1973 and 2011 — but nearby ...

The troop arrived in Lafayette on June 29 to participate in BSA Swamp Base, a five day, 60-mile kayak trek through the Atchafalaya River Basin organized by the Evangeline Area Council.

The St. Martin Parish Council has filed amicus brief in support of a lawsuit to stop a river diversion project in the ...

St. Martin Parish council members and swamp advocates are opposing a river diversion project in the Atchafalaya Basin, citing concerns over flooding and ecological damage, and have filed a lawsuit ...

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