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Press Releases
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
State of the Coast Conference Announced – A Catalyst for Informed Decision-Making
Apr 19, 2025The 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, 2025In 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, 2025Throughout 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, 2025The City of Mobile has released its first-ever Resilience Plan, and Local news outlets are highlighting this achievement and recognizing The Water Ins...