Legend has it that somewhere in the Atchafalaya Swamp....

The Atchafalaya Basin Swamp has certainly meant something different to each person that has been introduced to it through the ages.  To Jean Lafite it was a hideout for treasures, for the south it was geographic advantage during the Civil War, to the Chitmachas Indians it was their world, to the Cajuns it has been the last frontier and to the wildlife it is home.  This vast piece of woodlands that covers more than 800,000 acres from Simmesport, La. to Morgan City, La., is one of the most complex man controlled flood systems in the world and is responsible for draining flood water from as many as 48 of the contiguous United States.  As for those of us who take visitors into its essence each day, it is our lifeblood; and it retains with it the stories of our ancestors which we are entrusted with to keep alive for future generations to come. ~Mark Allemond, A Cajun~

SWAMP TOURS

McGee's Landing, Inc. 1337 Henderson Levee Road Breaux Bridge, La. 70517 1-337-228-2384 Angelle's Atchafalaya Basin Swamp Tours www.angelleswhiskeyriver.com Lake Martin Champagne's Swamp Tours www.champagnesswamptours.com Atchafalaya Treasures in Catahoula, La. 1-337-667-7737 or 1-337-394-8119

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