After you’ve had your fill of beignets, strolled through spooky cemeteries and explored other highlights in New Orleans, slow down with a local swamp tour. New Orleans swamp tours offer ...

A new lawsuit argues ... cut through the Maurepas Swamp, which is a wildlife management area protected by the state that spans over 100,000 acres west of New Orleans. In its filing, the Louisiana ...

Healthy Gulf, a New Orleans-based environmental ... claiming it undermines the swamp’s protected status as a natural resource dedicated to wildlife preservation and public recreation. The Maurepas ...

The pump was used to drain the city's mosquito-infested area back swamp. This reduced ... times owing to sinking land and coastal erosion. In addition, New Orleans has lost a natural protective ...

With the help of traveler reviews, U.S. News tracked down some of the best guided New Orleans tours that will give you a true lay of the land – from ... peeled for the swamp's resident animals ...

The Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo is back for its 18th year, bringing three days of music, food, and fun to the banks of Bayou St. John from May 16-18, 2025. This year’s festival features Big Freedia’s ...