CATAHOULA — The Atchafalaya Basin took center stage Sept. 5-8 when people from near and far descended on Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s camp between Catahoula and Coteau Holmes near the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee.

The nation’s last great overflow swamp gave up its alligators and a good time for the eighth straight year, pleasing the host who grew up in the area.