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Prominent Nonprofit Leader Jennifer Winstead Joins The Water Institute as Vice President of Mission Advancement

Oct 1, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La. (October 1, 2024) – The Water Institute announced the hiring of nonprofit leader Jennifer Winstead as its Vice President of Mission A...

United Houma Nation Receives $56.5 M Climate Resilience Grant From U.S. Dept. of Commerce and NOAA

Jul 26, 2024

HOUMA, LOUISIANA (July 24, 2024) – Today the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the ...

Community Resilience Center at The Water Institute releases strategic plan

Jul 9, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La. (July 9, 2024) – The product of more than a year of working with a network of people and groups dedicated to making communities along...

RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana awards third round of grants

Jun 24, 2024

BATON 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 ...

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Prominent Nonprofit Leader Jennifer Winstead Joins The Water Institute as Vice President of Mission Advancement

Oct 1, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La. (October 1, 2024) – The Water Institute announced the hiring of nonprofit leader Jennifer Winstead as its Vice President of Mission A...

Announcing the 2024 Women of the Year & Nonprofit Organizations

Aug 26, 2024

Honorees for the 2024 class of CityBusiness Women of the Year & Nonprofit Organizations have been selected. Women of the Year recognizes women fro...

As Gulf of Mexico Rises, Who Along Coast Is Most Vulnerable?

Aug 9, 2024

Tropical Storm Alberto's surge washed over Shoreline Park this summer even though its eye struck hundreds of miles away in Mexico. Heavy April rains d...

Efforts underway to restore barrier islands vital to protecting Louisiana during hurricanes

Jul 25, 2024

The Chandeleur Islands serve as a "first line of defense" for Louisiana against hurricanes, but the ancient shoals are vanishing. FOX Weather's Robert...

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