Atchafalaya National Heritage Area

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Atchafalaya

National Heritage Area - Louisiana

Atchafalaya National Heritage Area encompasses parts of fourteen parishes along the Atchafalaya River in the U.S. State of Louisiana. The heritage area extends the length of the Atchafalaya Basin from the area of Ferriday in the north to the river's mouth beyond Morgan City. The National Heritage Area is divided into four regions: Upper, Between 2 Rivers, Bayou Teche Corridor and the Coastal Zone. The heritage area designation recognizes the area's unique environment and culture, and its contributions to music, English and French language, literature, and cuisine.

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Atchafalaya NHA https://www.nps.gov/attr/index.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atchafalaya_National_Heritage_Area Atchafalaya National Heritage Area encompasses parts of fourteen parishes along the Atchafalaya River in the U.S. State of Louisiana. The heritage area extends the length of the Atchafalaya Basin from the area of Ferriday in the north to the river's mouth beyond Morgan City. The National Heritage Area is divided into four regions: Upper, Between 2 Rivers, Bayou Teche Corridor and the Coastal Zone. The heritage area designation recognizes the area's unique environment and culture, and its contributions to music, English and French language, literature, and cuisine. Our country’s landscape is rich and mysterious. It is filled with twisting bayous, rivers and America’s largest river swamp. We have fields of sugar cane and cotton, ancient live oaks and towering cypress. Alligators, raccoons, and even bears roam our lands while 270 species of birds take to our skies. From our waters come catfish, shrimp, oysters and the crawfish that make us so well known. There are several visitor locations in the Atchafalaya NHA, please visit www.atchafalaya.org for exact locations and directions. Atchafalaya Basin Atchafalaya Basin Atchafalaya Basin