The EPA proposes new rules that could remove protections for millions of acres of wetlands, putting Louisiana’s inland swamps ...

A line of development stretches across Southwest Louisiana, where a new law looks to redefine what wetland areas need permitting for development. (Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator. Aerial support ...

Southern Louisiana's wetlands, a buffer against hurricanes, are slowly disappearing. Oil exploration has contributed to the damage. But who should pay to repair the wetlands? The state government and ...

Every shell recycled, every cypress tree planted, and every mile traveled was proof of what can be accomplished when we stand ...

Photo of cypress trees in the Atchafalaya River Basin. Environmental groups like the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper and Sierra Club worry a new bill will make it easier to develop in isolated wetland areas. ...

ST. MARY PARISH, La. — Amid the rapid erosion of Louisiana's coast, something hopeful is happening where the Atchafalaya River meets the Gulf. A flow of sediment from a decades-old river diversion has ...

Louisiana could lose 66% of its coastal wetlands by the end of the century under a moderate climate change and land conservation scenario, according to a peer-reviewed paper published in the journal ...

Scientists are abandoning hope that a hardy plant from Europe can revive vast stretches of Louisiana wetlands targeted by a seemingly unstoppable plague of Asian insects. Louisiana State University ...

Billions of dollars are being earmarked to undo the damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Getting people and businesses back on their feet is the top priority. Somewhere down the list is restoring ...

Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge, an area of marshland at the eastern edge of New Orleans, is — in biological terms — considered an area full of wetlands. One of the last remaining marshes ...