Frazzled journalists commonly head to the mountains or the beach to escape the daily grind, but Rheta Grimsley Johnson found solace off the beaten path — in a swamp. Johnson, a syndicated newspaper ...

HOUMA, La. (AP) - Tourists will no longer find Ron “Black” Guidry leading swamp tours in Bayou Black, but another Cajun man has taken his place. With Guidry’s blessing, Captain Billy Gaston, a Houma ...

BUTTE LA ROSE, La. — You do not really want to ask a Cajun why he lives in a swamp, especially when he is packing everything he owns because the very swamp he loves is about to swallow up his house.

Chris Segura (center) and Cedric Watson (right), who occasionally plays with Feufollet and the Pine Leaf Boys, play at their friend Chris Stafford's birthday party. Lafayette, La., is a happening ...

Note: This story was originally published in November. BREAUX BRIDGE — Get up close and personal with the swamps and bayous of Lake Martin and their many residents — from the baby gators to the big, ...

Editor's note: The Savvy Traveler is produced by Minnesota Public Radio and features firsthand experiences and observations of travelers around the globe. Most people travel to New Orleans for the ...