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Press Releases
RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana awards third round of grants
Jun 24, 2024BATON ROUGE, La. (June 24, 2024) – Today, the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana (LA-COE) announced the third round of two-year grants to ...
The Water Institute board appoints new officers during March meeting
Apr 11, 2024BATON ROUGE, La. (April 11, 2024) The Water Institute welcomes new board chairman Merritt Lane succeeding long-time chairman Kevin Reilly Jr. who will...
Updates from The Water Institute: April 9, 2024
Apr 9, 2024The Water Institute is an independent, non-profit, applied research institution advancing science and developing integrated methods to solve complex e...
Register now for the Policy Forum on Nature-Based Solutions, Feb. 7-8
Feb 1, 2024BATON ROUGE, La. (Feb. 1, 2024) – Virtual registration is open for the Network for Engineering with Nature and the National Academy of Sciences' Gulf ...
In the News
Chandeleur Islands to be submerged in 20 years if restoration efforts fall short, experts say
Jul 9, 2024Launching from a harbor in Biloxi, a handful of Louisiana-based restoration groups headed south for the Chandeleur Islands on Wednesday. The Louisiana...
Where seas are rising at alarming speeds
Apr 29, 2024As sea levels rise, experts say, there are many cities with outdated and overmatched infrastructure systems. “Storm water flooding is getting worse an...
On Our Watch Episode 29: Renee Collini of The Water Institute
Mar 27, 2024Up next on “On Our Watch: A podcast about coastal erosion in Louisiana” is the Institute’s Renee Collini, director of the Gulf Center for Equitable Cl...
On Our Watch
Mar 13, 2024A new “On Our Watch” episode is out featuring the Institute’s Jessica Henkel, Deputy Director to the Chief Scientist/Director of the RESTORE Act Cente...