Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1992, is located in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Ferriday, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Vidalia and 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Alexandria, Louisiana.
The Nature Conservancy purchased an 11,255.51-acre (45.5494 km) core tract from the Fisher Lumber Company, a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation. The Conservancy then sold the land to the USFWS over a span o...
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