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Yellow flowers bloom in a big field.
Pitcher Plants Pitcher plants bloom at The Nature Conservancy's Abita Creek Flatwoods Preserve in Louisiana. © Will deGravelles/TNC

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Your support makes it possible to "protect the lands and waters on which all life depends" in our great state of Louisiana. Together we are making a difference for the future.

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Latest News and Successes

A green and white sign is situated in front of a young tree.

Conservation News

This summer marks one year since we established the Louisiana Treesilience Program. Learn more about it at our Conservation News page.

A yellow bird emerges from a wooden birdhouse.

New Bird Boxes

Earlier in the spring, TNC volunteers installed prothonotary warbler boxes at our Cypress Island Preserve. Look for them during your next visit!

A group of people gather for a meeting on a boat.

Untold Earth

While our Director of Science, Bryan Piazza, makes an appearance, the Atchafalaya is the star of a recent episode of Untold Earth on PBS.

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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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A large, yellow piece of equipment is situated behind a person looking down at soil surrounding a newly planted tree.
Louisiana Treesilience For a Louisiana Treesilience project, Wilkinson Tree Farm from Iowa, La., uses heavy equipment to plant large trees in a City of DeRidder park. © The Nature Conservancy

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