St. Tammany Parish says Lacombe Trace & Trails Nature Park will open in the coming months, steps from the Bayou Lacombe Trailhead.

Sankofa Community Development Corporation's Wetland Park now hosts beavers, otters and ponds built to hold 8 million gallons of storm water.

Audubon Zoo's Lucy is training for ultrasounds as keepers prep for her and Obi's first offspring.

Pass Christian rehabbers teach orphaned raccoons to fish, forage and dodge predators before a graduation ceremony sends them home to the forest.

A new quarter-mile stretch ties riverfront neighborhoods to downtown Baton Rouge businesses, adding to a trail already miles long.

Joe W. Brown Memorial Park's worn oval got new life through state funds Councilmember Jason Hughes secured before joining City Council.

More than 600 people signed a petition to save 28 protected trees near U.S. 90, and residents have appealed the decision to the city council.

On three Saturdays in September, giraffes and zebras get golden-hour visitors bearing mocktails and light bites at the Folsom preserve.

Piles are going in for the long-awaited Catfish Capital ramp, funded partly by BP oil spill settlement money.

The New Orleans Botanical Garden debuts a drought-tolerant Sun Garden September 2, with free succulents and a lemon-hibiscus sno-ball while supplies last.

Kermit Ruffins will perform as the Audubon Wonders of Nature Express rolls out Thursday, replacing a worn 2009 train now up for auction.

The American Battlefield Trust has launched a $1M fundraising push to buy 40 acres next to Chalmette Battlefield, aiming to expand the park and protect ground tied to the 1815 battle.

New size and bag limits for bass and crappie take effect Aug. 1 in the Lower Atchafalaya Basin. Lawmakers codified the changes and LDWF has updated the official regulations.