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State of the Coast hosts speakers who shaped post-Katrina strategy, spill settlement
Mar 20, 2025This year marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the 15th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, milestones that have p...
American Planning Association Recognizes Resilient Jacksonville with National Planning Award for Resilience and Sustainability
Oct 23, 2024BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Oct. 23, 2024) – The American Planning Association (APA) announced that the City of Jacksonville received the 2024 National Pl...
Prominent Nonprofit Leader Jennifer Winstead Joins The Water Institute as Vice President of Mission Advancement
Oct 1, 2024The Water Institute announced the hiring of nonprofit leader Jennifer Winstead as its Vice President of Mission Advancement. This newly established po...
United Houma Nation Receives $56.5 M Climate Resilience Grant From U.S. Dept. of Commerce and NOAA
Jul 26, 2024HOUMA, LOUISIANA (July 24, 2024) – Today the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the ...
In the News
Talk Louisiana Interviews Beaux Jones and Samsun Knight
Jul 29, 2025On Tuesday, July 29, President and CEO of The Water Institute, Beaux Jones, was interviewed by Jim Engster on Talk Louisiana to discuss the history of...
Scars and storms: Two project teams work to conserve and restore seagrass beds across the Gulf
Jul 16, 2025Scientists on the ChIRPS team are using remotely sensed imagery from satellites to detect changes in seagrass cover over time. The regular monitoring ...
Marsh Insurance
Jun 5, 2025Rebuilding comes with big expenses, however, and most homeowners on Dauphin Island can’t do it without home and flood insurance. “Where it rains it fl...
Louisiana's Farthest Shore
Apr 23, 2025One morning in May 2024, a well-caffeinated group of marine scientists, engineers, geologists, wildlife biologists, photographers, and journalists gat...