April, if you haven’t been out, you’ve already missed out on seeing some of the early bird ephemerals in full bloom.

Early on a cool, quiet morning, he slips his skiff into Lake Fausse Pointe, a 6,000-acre swath of water and swamp woods adjacent to the Basin. He steers through serpentine channels into open water ...

WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF DAMAGE IN THESE WOODS. I MEAN, JUST TAKE A LOOK AT ... CHALLENGE IS PUTTING OUT THE OVER 300 ACRE FIRE ON SWAMPY TERRITORY. THEY CAN’T GET TO IT. IT’S HARDER TO GET ...

To really experience the scenery and wildlife of a Louisiana swamp, you need to find a way to go deep into the woods, away from the traffic and commotion of daily life.