A rare old-growth cypress tree that is estimated to be about 300 years old in Maurepas Swamp on Friday, February 3, 2023. Most of this region was deforested decades ago.

With large cypress tree forests, vast wetlands, and an abundance of wildlife, this Louisiana natural wonder is a lookalike of ...

Two older cypress trees stand side-by-side on the edge of the Blind River on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, draped with spanish moss.

Louisiana is home to one of the most fascinating natural wonders in America: The largest cypress tree in the U.S. Here's where to find it.

Louisiana is home to one of the most fascinating natural wonders in America: The largest cypress tree in the U.S. Here's where to find it.

After strolling the boardwalk near the Visitors Center of the Cypress Island Reserve, spotting few birds and no gators among the mossy bald cypress trees in the swamp, we stopped at the rustic ...

A cypress tree recently planted in the Sankofa Wetlands in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans on Thursday, March 16, 2023. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) ...

Dozens of volunteers planted bald cypress trees around a nearly 200-year-old Madisonville lighthouse for a wetlands restoration project Tuesday morning — the latest restoration event organized ...

Louisiana is gaining interest in a different type of fall color that appears in November on the bald cypress trees. Shades of red, brown, and orange are mirrored in our lakes and bayous.