But this area in the last 20 years, we haven't seen any ducks lately,” Songy said as the boat idled near a patchy area of swamp. The two-mile-long freshwater diversion will have a peak flow of ...

“This is a swamp that’s been cut off from fresh water and nutrients from the Mississippi River for more than 100 years,” said Alisha Renfro, senior scientist at the National Wildlife Federation.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Ground was broken Tuesday, December 3, on a project to help revitalize the Maurepas Swamp’s more than 45,000 acres. According to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and ...

"Unfortunately, the swamp has been severely impacted after being cut off from the Mississippi River's freshwater. Reconnecting the swamp to the river is essential to halting its decline and ...

“Rather than working to facilitate the development of new housing and other development needed to support the housing market, DEC undermined those important goals by crafting new freshwater wetlands ...