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You Can Kayak To A 1,000-Year-Old Cypress Tree Hidden In This Louisiana State Park

Deep in the bottomland hardwood forest of northeastern Louisiana, a cypress tree has been standing for roughly a thousand years. Its base is so wide...

By Dane Ashford · Sep 24, 2026

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