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State of the Coast hosts speakers who shaped post-Katrina strategy, spill settlement

Mar 20, 2025

This 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, 2024

BATON 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, 2024

The 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, 2024

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

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State of the Coast Conference Announced – A Catalyst for Informed Decision-Making

Apr 19, 2025

The State of the Coast (SOC) conference, scheduled for May 20-22 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, is the largest statewide conference of its...

From SmartPort To Scalable Waterway Intelligence

Apr 18, 2025

In December 2022, The Waterways Journal covered The Water Institute’s crowdsourced bathymetry (CSB) and modeling efforts under its SmartPort project—a...

MVTTC Highlights Strengths, Opportunities On The Lower Miss

Mar 14, 2025

Throughout the day-long conference, speakers from industry, government, and economists acknowledged uncertainties on the horizon, but they projected a...

City of Mobile releases its first-ever Resilience Plan

Mar 12, 2025

The City of Mobile has released its first-ever Resilience Plan, and Local news outlets are highlighting this achievement and recognizing The Water Ins...

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