The bald cypress was named the official Louisiana state tree in 1963. Cypress trees grow throughout Louisiana's swamps, known for their haunting images with branches often draped with Spanish moss ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s iconic bald cypress trees will be protected on state-owned property, after Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a new law banning the trees’ harvesting on more ...

Additionally, the tree is considered a national treasure, as very few old-growth cypress trees like this one remain in the U.S. Presley Bo Tyler is a reporter for the Louisiana Deep South Connect ...

But pond cypress trees thrive in Louisiana, thanks to their resilience and steady resolve in high wind. Our plucky little tree struck me as just the sort of mascot we needed to answer our grief.

Massive cypress trees, many more than 1,000 years old, once covered millions of acres in Louisiana before they became a preferred lumber source starting in the 1700s. By the early 1900s, the original ...

Dozens of volunteers planted 600 cypress trees near a Madisonville lighthouse on Tuesday morning, organized in connection with the NFL ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Bald cypress trees are native to North America, and are typically found within a range spanning from the Southern U.S. to the southern tip of Illinois. This type of tree is known for being as ...

But pond cypress trees thrive in Louisiana, thanks to their resilience and steady resolve in high wind. Our plucky little tree struck me as just the sort of mascot we needed to answer our grief.