LOUISIANA'S DISAPPEARING PRAIRIE: AN EXHIBIT

The ponds, fields and towns of Southwest Louisiana occupy what was once a 2.5 million acre tallgrass coastal prairie teeming with life. The settlers who tamed it drove wagons across the thick growth with difficulty. This exhibit at Longfellow by ourbio.org reveals the fascinating components of an eco-region that shaped Cajun and Creole culture and relates efforts to conserve and restore this vital part of our future.