bayou

Horton-built house in Slidell, La., with a ramp to the porch, a wide doorway and a community pond in the backyard that reminded her husband of his childhood on the bayou.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Based in Houma, in the heart of the Louisiana bayou, they began enjoying increased prices for their catch last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

“Tiana goes, ‘No. We found you in the bayou.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024

As we dip into the bayou, the scene before us feels a tad mystical, all glowing fireflies with hues of blue and purple seeping through the trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2024

I turn and run, shouting Sandy’s name up and down the bayou, but he doesn’t answer.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

The family’s roots sprang from enslaved forebears, including Willie Rosenthal, whose dozen children and grandchildren rose from the Central Louisiana bayous to attain social and professional prominence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026

“But our Giselle was transposed out of Austria to the bayous of Louisiana, so it made it relevant to us at the time.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

The United States includes the deserts and canyons of Arizona, the mountains of Appalachia, and the bayous of Louisiana.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024

A longtime hunter, he had been raised in Orange County but born to roam — into the bayous of Louisiana and the mountains of Colorado and many points between.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

“Yes. But not today. Today we join expert tour guide Merle Hodge on a lavish journey through the Arkansas bayous to seek out the elusive Lazarus woodpecker.”

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley