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Geologist Michael Miner to join Institute as Director of Applied Geosciences
Aug 2, 2018BATON ROUGE, La. (Aug. 2, 2018) – Whether it’s offshore sand sources needed for barrier island restoration or more efficient use of dredge material fo...
Toxic algae impact extends far beyond just the surface waters
Jul 31, 2018BATON ROUGE, La. (July 31, 2018) – The impact of toxic algae blooms run much deeper, literally, than the green, brown, or red smelly sludge people wit...
Understanding what happens under New Orleans matters
Jul 25, 2018BATON ROUGE, La. (July 25, 2018) – As subsidence, sea level rise, and increasingly intense rainfall continue to challenge New Orleans, understanding w...
Melissa Baustian, coastal ecologist at The Water Institute of the Gulf, honored with 2018 Coastal Stewardship Award
May 31, 2018Baton Rouge, La. (May 2018) – The Waters Institute of the Gulf's Melissa Baustian was one of six recipients of Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana...
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Our Views: Study to understand what's going on beneath New Orleans vital to city, state
Jul 27, 2018In the next century, Louisiana is one of the most vulnerable states in the nation, not just because of hurricanes and tropical storms but the addition...
Port of LC partners with city, parish to warn flood-prone areas
Jul 24, 2018Port of Lake Charles officials on Monday agreed to partner with the city of Lake Charles and the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury on an effort that would ...
A tiny sea worm could be a gateway for human exposure to neurotoxin
Jul 12, 2018Humans could consume a neurotoxin produced by algae through a food chain of creatures that begins with a tiny sea worm, according to a study published...
New Orleans: Ready Or Not? The Storms Will Come
Jul 12, 2018Improvements to the federal hurricane protection system mean New Orleans is better prepared for storms than ever before. But just outside the levees, ...