Friends of the Atchafalaya was created in 2006 to promote conservation and awareness of the Atchafalaya Basin through communication and volunteer mobilization.

Friends of the Atchafalaya is a private non-profit organization,
operating under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code
and is not part of
the Atchafalaya Basin Program,
the Atchafalaya Heritage Area,
the LA Department of Natural Resources,
or the LA Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.