Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
Places to Visit
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The capital and second-largest city in Louisiana, Baton Rouge is rich in culture and heritage.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: At the junction of I-12 and I-10.
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This freshwater marsh complex, known as “The Ricefields” by locals, is dotted with forested patches of baldcypress-tupelo gum swamp. The narrow “shell” access road takes visitors for 1.4 miles through swamp and wild rice/ cattail/ common reed-dominated marsh and over canals before terminating at Lake Pontchartrain. The entire site is bordered by the Tchefuncte River to the east.
Location: On the Tchefuncte River and Lake Pontchartrain.
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Pearl River Wildlife Management Area (LA)
Known to locals as “Honey Island Swamp,” Pearl River Wildlife Management Area consists of over 35,000 acres of bottomland hardwood forest, cypress-tupelo swamp, and fresh to brackish marsh.
Location: On Old U.S. 11 in eastern Louisiana.
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Founded in 1882 as a building camp for the railroad, Slidell has a proud history of support for WWII and the modern space program. It is about three miles from the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain and is surrounded by rivers and bayous.
Location: Just north of Lake Pontchartrain in eastern Louisiana.
