Southern Louisiana's Atchafalaya River Basin embodies the true essence of the Sportsman's Paradise nickname. Although the Atchafalaya River is relatively short as rivers go, stretching only 140 ...

The Atchafalaya Basin (pronounced "Chaff-Uh-Lie-Uh — the "A" is silent) is America's largest swamp, covering almost 1 million acres of wetlands located roughly between Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

Discover how The Atchafalaya Basin protects Louisiana's coast from hurricanes. In the Atchafalaya Basin—the largest river swamp in the U.S.—ancient cypress trees act as natural barriers ...