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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
From SmartPort To Scalable Waterway Intelligence
Apr 18, 2025In December 2022, The Waterways Journal covered The Water Institute’s crowdsourced bathymetry (CSB) and modeling efforts under its SmartPort project—a...
US NGO highlights blue carbon potential for Louisiana wetlands
Mar 5, 2025A US NGO has published research showing that Louisiana’s wetlands could be a key carbon sink, presenting an opportunity for blue carbon projects in th...
Louisiana’s wetlands store massive amounts of carbon. They also contribute to emissions when lost.
Feb 26, 2025Louisiana’s wetlands are one of the planet’s most vital carbon storage centers, but destroying these reservoirs can accelerate harmful emissions that ...
What Is Blue Carbon?
Feb 5, 2025The Water Institute's CEO, Beaux Jones, is back with Tommy Tucker to discuss blue carbon and the research on carbon sequestration budgets at The Insti...