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Latest News and Successes

A group of seven young people stand in front of a field.

Helping Hands

Louisiana Conservation Corps (LaCC) members planted new trees and cleared overgrowth around the boardwalk at TNC's Lafitte Woods Preserve.

A large tree canopy spreads out over the surrounding landscape.

Louisiana's Iconic Trees

Many tree species are deeply connected to Louisiana’s history, culture and identity.

A person sits at the front of a boat moving through a calm, narrow river.

Monitoring Atchafalaya Waters

Our staff headed into remote swamplands comprising our Atchafalaya Preserve to collect data we have been monitoring over the past decade.

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Trail Closure

The Cypress Island Preserve's levee trail is CLOSED for alligator nesting season until August 31st. See Visitor Center hours during this time.

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Our Work in Louisiana

Oyster reef construction in Calcasieu Lake

Oyster Reef Restoration in Louisiana

The Nature Conservancy has constructed six miles of oyster reef on the Louisiana coast.

The sun's rays stream from behind a cloud over a longleaf pine forest at Disney Wilderness Preserve.

Longleaf Pine Forests—A Tree for Our Time

Throughout nine states in the U.S. southeast, TNC is working together to restore and manage longleaf pine forest from Texas to Virginia.

Forest borders the flat, brown waters of the Atchafalaya River Basin.

Atchafalaya River Basin

At almost a million acres, Louisiana's Atchafalaya River Basin is North America's largest floodplain swamp.

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Case For Support In Louisiana, TNC is advancing a statewide plan that will serve as a cornerstone for landscape-scale conservation. © The Nature Conservancy

Case For Support

In Louisiana, The Nature Conservancy is advancing a statewide plan that will serve as a cornerstone for landscape-scale conservation.

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Shore birds fly over a coastal landscape.
Guld Coast Shorebirds congregate around the Gulf Coast in the southeastern United States. © Mac Stone

Nature News

This quarterly insert, which arrives with Nature Conservancy magazine, reports on recent conservation wins in the Pelican State.

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Pitcher plants in bloom at Abita Creek Flatwoods.

See the Places We Protect in Louisiana

From the Mississippi River to the Gulf, from the longleaf pine savannas to the Atchafalaya, we've been working to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.

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Louisiana State Capitol Building.

Policy Initiatives in Louisiana

Did you know The Nature Conservancy partners with lawmakers, landowners and the community to conserve the natural places you love and deepen the connection between communities and the environment?

Our 2025 Policy Efforts