The Bald Eagle’s Recovery Is Also a Louisiana Success Story

By John Snell

WVUE

MORGAN CITY, La. — A bald eagle sits atop a Louisiana cypress tree in Lake Palourde near Morgan City, a scene that would have been inconceivable a few short decades ago.

“We can see up to 60 eagles in a tour,” said Billy Gaston, who makes a living largely off providing eagle sightseeing tours in and near the lake.

Gaston’s “A Cajun Man’s Swamp Tour” draws tourists, nature lovers and a devoted following of photographers, including Greg Robichaux.

“I look forward to every one of them I can come to,” Robichaux said.

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