Louisiana irises are perennials that can be grown successfully throughout all of Montgomery County and the Gulf Coast. They occur naturally in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Mature plant ...

Bobby Brettel grew up in New Orleans, nearly 40 miles away from the moss-tangled bayous of eastern St. Tammany Parish's Honey Island Swamp. But for decades, he’s wondered about one of the swamp ...

The last we saw, Lily was swimming safely toward shore. So it is with swamp tours. Each one is unique, just like the swamp country of southern Louisiana. But they do have one thing in common ...

Lily pad clumps float down the waterways ... two-night hunts from a houseboat in the swamp during the 60-day season. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries divides alligator hunting ...