A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multi-year review by the National Park Service.

The agency withdrew the 11-mile stretch of land known as Great River Road from consideration for National Historic Landmark designation at the request of state officials, who celebrated the move as a win for economic development.

The National Park Service withdrew an area in St. John the Baptist Parish from consideration as a historic district. The move was touted as a win for economic development by state leaders in Louisiana,

A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multi-year review by the National Park Service.

A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multiyear review by the National Park Service.

A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multi-year review by the National Park Service.

Fired U.S. National Forest and National Parks employees are speaking out about the mass layoffs by the Trump administration.

Kleinpeter's position, which she started in August, came at no expense to taxpayers; her funding coming through oil and gas company fines and fees.

However, the National Park Service topped the list of government agencies seen favorably by U.S. adults, according to a Pew Research study last July, and national parks are widely considered to be among America’s greatest treasures .

A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection following a multiyear review by the National Park Service.

The National Park Service withdrew an area in St. John the Baptist Parish from consideration as a historic district. The move was touted as a win for economic development by state leaders in Louisiana,

The National Park Service removed an 11-mile stretch of the west bank of the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish from consideration for a National Historic Landmark designation last week,