If there's anywhere in the world that is filled with legends and lore, it's Bayou Segnette, home of Westwego Swamp Boat Tours.

One of our favorite bayou stories is the legend of the Roux-Ga-Roux. The locals believe that if the Roux-Ga-Roux finds you (or you find it), you'll never be seen again ... because you become the Roux-Ga-Roux. Obviously we can't show you a picture of the Roux-Ga-Roux!

Don't worry, cher, we haven't lost anyone to the Roux-Ga-Roux yet. And you're sure to hear many more swamp tales when you join us for a Westwego Swamp Adventure.

Bayou Segnette's legends are just a fraction of what makes the Swamp Experience fun and interesting. The swamp is an incredible ecosystem blooming with life, and generations of native Cajuns have lived in fascinating harmony within nature's delicate balance.

Some of the things you'll learn on a Westwego Swamp Adventure will amaze you. For example, did you know that ...

• An alligator can stay underwater for up to three hours?

• Green-backed Herons "fish" by placing small floating objects on the water's surface to attract their prey?

• Cypress trees get oxygen from their knees?

• Spanish Moss is a flowering plant related to pineapples?

• Cajuns used processed Spanish Moss to stuff their mattresses?

• The word "bayou" comes from the Houma Indian word "bayuk" meaning slow moving river?

Is there something you'd like to know about the swamp's ecosystem?

Ask Westwego Swamp Boat Tours' own Louisiana Bayou authority, Capt. Tom Billiot . He'll be happy to answer your questions about nature's beautiful balance in Bayou Segnette's swamp.

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