FILE - Green arrow arum is reflected in the water in the shape of a heart, in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Saturday, June 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Local officials participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Maurepas Swamp river reintroduction project in Garyville, La., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)
FILE - A Cypress Tree covered in Spanish Moss is seen in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The Maurepas Swamp river reintroduction project is seen prior to a groundbreaking ceremony in Garyville, La., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)
FILE - Palmetto leaves are seen along a bank in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
FILE - A kayaker paddles amidst changing foliage in the Maurepas Swamp in Ruddock, La., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)