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Press Releases
Community Resilience Center at The Water Institute Expands Catalyst Program Across the Gulf Coast
May 21, 2026Baton Rouge, Louisiana – The Community Resilience Center at The Water Institute is expanding its Community Resilience Catalyst Program beyond Louisian...
State of the Coast Conference Returns in 2027
May 12, 2026NEW ORLEANS — The State of the Coast conference will return to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center from May 11–13, 2027, bringing together more tha...
Louisiana Innovation Announces the Water Innovation Studio of Louisiana
Mar 18, 2026BATON ROUGE, LA — March 18, 2026 — Louisiana Innovation (LA.IO), a division of Louisiana Economic Development (LED), announced the launch of the Water...
Nexus Louisiana Announces 2026 Program Calendar, Expands to Quarterly DevDays
Jan 20, 2026BATON ROUGE, La. — Nexus Louisiana today announced its 2026 program calendar, featuring a yearlong lineup of technology competitions and community pro...
In the News
Inside Nexus Louisiana’s push to grow Baton Rouge tech
May 7, 2026When 10 teams of Louisiana college students gathered in March to pitch artificial intelligence solutions for monitoring the state’s bird populations, ...
Louisiana wants to turn coastal challenges into companies
Mar 19, 2026Louisiana Innovation on Wednesday announced the launch of the Water Innovation Studio of Louisiana, a new innovation lab located at The Water Institut...
The Mississippi River breaks free in this part of Louisiana. A new project will look at solutions.
Jan 11, 2026The Mississippi River runs wilder near its mouth, breaking its banks in locations that provide reminders of its power while posing problems for the co...
The Complex Decision-Making Required to Save Louisiana’s Coast
Sep 26, 2025Last week, Beaux Jones and environmental author Boyce Upholt had a compelling conversation with Duke Reiter on the 10 Across Podcast about the challen...