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A purple flower blooms from a tall grassy stem.
Iris A blue iris grows at a nature preserve in Louisiana. © ilouque/Creative Commons

Latest News and Successes

A preserve sign indicates that it is welcoming for bird watchers.

Hollister Chenier Preserve Temporarily Opens

Twice a year, TNC invites opens the Hollister Chenier Preserve to the public for a front row seat to seasonal bird migration.

A colorful bird rests on a branch.

Migratory Bird Festival

Join us on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 to welcome birds completing their journey across the Gulf during spring migration.

Trees surround a shallow pond.

Springtime Vernal Pools

See how TNC is working to protect these ephemeral wetland habitats in Louisiana and around the U.S.

Two pine cones grow on a branch.

Louisiana Longleaf Pine Cone Count

The Nature Conservancy conducts an assessment of Louisiana's longleaf pine cone seed crop.

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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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The cover of a report features a large, pink bird.
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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A map of the U.S. uses greens and browns to deliniate geography.
Mississippi River Basin A topographic map highlights the Mississippi River Basin. © NASA

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.
Abita Creek Pitcher Plants Pitcher plants in bloom at the Abita Creek Flatwoods Preserve. © Colin May/ The Nature Conservancy

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.
Louisiana State Capitol Building Louisiana State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge © Paul Brady/Adobe Stock

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