Atchafalaya

Atchafalaya lies beside the Atchafalaya River in south-central Louisiana, a low-lying position that has long linked the community to seasonal floods and wetland waterways. The surrounding Atchafalaya Basin is a vast floodplain of cypress-tupelo swamp, bayous and lakes, shaped by water moving between the Mississippi and Atchafalaya river systems. Fishing and crawfish harvesting remain part of the region’s working-water culture, while nearby Acadiana is associated with Cajun music and cooking. Interstate 10 crosses the basin on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, a major route over its wetlands. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of the Atchafalaya Basin and south-central Louisiana.

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