Four residents of Acadiana were appointed this week to the Governor’s Advisory Task Force on Atchafalaya River Basin Restoration and Enhancement. Jody P. Meche of Henderson, Robert C. “Rudy” Sparks Jr ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Healthy cypress forests like the one pictured here at Bayou Sorrel, Louisiana, are part of what makes the Atchafalaya Basin a ...

Most of the environmental restoration focus in Louisiana has centered around saving the disappearing wetlands around the Gulf Coast. But there’s another attempted restoration in the works, a little ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Officials are investigating a fatal plane crash on the levee of the Atchafalaya River, according to reports from several media outlets. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby ...

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 ...

ST. MARTIN PARISH — St. Martin Parish officials are taking action this week as the Atchafalaya River continues to rise, with Stephensville marked as the most vulnerable area due to its flat terrain ...

Nearly 200 towing vessels and 600 barges are queued on the Intracoastal Waterway while salvors work to clear a halved and partially sunken rock barge near Berwick, La., the U.S. Coast Guard said.A ...

MORGAN CITY — As authorities prepare to open the Morganza Spillway for only the third time in its 65-year history — and for the second time this decade — experts are warning changing weather patterns ...

UPDATE, 5/2/22, 10:08 a.m.: The woman pulled from the Atchafalaya River has been identified as Monique Barrilleaux, 38, of Morgan City. St. Mary Parish Sheriff Blaise Smith said her body was found ...

ST. MARY PARISH, La. (KLFY) — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced Friday that the $12M U.S. 90 Atchafalaya River Bridge rehabilitation project is now complete. Work ...