Kisatchie National Forest has more than 604,000 acres, is spread across seven parishes in Louisiana and is divided into five managed units called Ranger Districts. Hidden in the bayous, beneath the bald cypress groves and old growth pine, is a world of natural beauty, excitement, learning, recreation, resources and wildlife in their purest form. Come visit Louisiana's only national forest.
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On August 16, 2010 the U. S. Forest Service released pine snakes which were hatched at three different zoos. The Forest is attempting to increase the population of this rare, shy forest dweller. The Louisiana pine snake is a candidate species for listing as endangered.
