The St. Martin Parish School Board’s recent decision to log the cypress-tupelo swamps on land owned by the entity in the Atchafalaya Basin has become a source of controversy.
According to the Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, Dean Wilson, the source of contention surrounds the idea of clear cutting the trees, some of which were around during the time of Jesus.
More than half of the Mississippi's swollen waters are beginning to flood Louisiana's Cajun Country and the Atchafalaya Basin. Today, floodwaters diverted from the Mississippi River are expected to reach Morgan City, Louisiana (population 12,000). This flooding comes after the Army Corps of Engineers' decision last Saturday (May 14th) to open the M
The St. Martin Parish School Board’s recent decision to log the cypress-tupelo swamps on land owned by the entity in the Atchafalaya Basin has become a source of controversy.
More than half of the Mississippi's swollen waters are beginning to flood Louisiana's Cajun Country and the Atchafalaya Basin. Today, floodwaters diverted from the Mississippi River are expected to reach Morgan City, Louisiana (population 12,000). This flooding comes after the Army Corps of Engineers' decision last Saturday (May 14th) to open the M 
