The closure of the 405-foot-long Bayou Chene floodgate is the first time the three-year-old structure has been used due to high water in the Atchafalaya, a St. Mary Parish levee official said.

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ATCHAFALAYA. IT'S THE NAME THE CHOCTAW GAVE THIS MEANDERING LOUISIANA RIVER ALMOST 300 YEARS ... OF BATON ROUGE AND MY MOTHER'S FAMILY WAS FROM BAYOU CHENE. THE PEOPLE WHO SETTLED IN BAYOU CHENE ...

“We’re grateful to our Louisiana ... along Bayou Lafourche, he said that he couldn’t pursue projects within Lafourche parish because it wasn’t officially included in the Atchafalaya ...

To protect southeast Louisiana parishes against the Atchafalaya River backwater flooding and intense storms during hurricane season, a 446-foot floodgate opened for the first time on Bayou Chene ...

Native Americans on the snow-covered plains of North Dakota protesting a proposed pipeline they fear will threaten their drinking water may seem far removed from Louisiana. But the same company ...

and Louisiana Dpt ... The so-called bayou Cajuns grew cotton and sugar cane. For decades, the Atchafalaya’s mysterious interior repulsed all but the most intrepid hunters and trappers.

A great white heron appears through trees on Bayou Sorrel in the Atchafalaya River Basin in Louisiana in 2018. | Gerald Herbert/AP The CPRA declined interview requests, but responded to some ...

Just west of town you'll find the Atchafalaya Basin ... Saint Martinville is a gateway to Louisiana's iconic bayous and swamps. The Bayou Teche Paddle Trail, a 135-mile waterway, passes right ...

A quick Google search for Louisiana’s best getaways ... s shuttle services provide easy access to the Atchafalaya Basin, Lake ...

Capri Cafaro catches crawfish in the bayou and experiences true ... exiled from French Canada and settled in the Atchafalaya River Basin of South Louisiana in the 18th century.