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Louisiana parishes face some of highest flood risk of any U.S. counties, new study says
Oct 18, 2021It will come as no surprise to anyone who’s been caught in a sudden downpour in New Orleans, Lake Charles or many points between. A new analysis layin...
A city of water: Experts explain how climate change impacts Pittsburgh’s infrastructure
Aug 9, 2021As the climate crisis hastens, many experts believe Pittsburgh — at the center of the Rust Belt — will be a part of something new: the “waterbelt.” In...
Hurricane simulations by Bridges, Bridges-2 inform state decision making
Aug 8, 2021Destruction of coastal habitat doesn’t just affect wildlife—it endangers human lives and impacts employment and the larger economy. Working for the Lo...
Water Works - A jaunt to Jazz Fest leads to a mission for Louisiana’s wetlands
Jul 30, 2021The weekend after April 20, 2010, was a fateful one for Justin Ehrenwerth ’01. He took a trip with friends to Jazz Fest in New Orleans, where he met u...
Here are Louisiana's seven strategies to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Jul 30, 2021The Louisiana Climate Initiatives Task Force - charged with finding ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that lead to hotter temperatures, higher s...
Baton Rouge summit will address pending groundwater crisis
Jul 29, 2021Advocates in Baton Rouge are continuing to lobby for protection of the region’s source of drinking water: the Southern Hills Aquifer. Together Baton R...
Nicholls State University to receive $500,000 grant for coastal research
Jul 27, 2021Nicholls State University will receive nearly $500,000 to conduct research aimed at helping Louisiana preserve its eroding coast. The $495,368 will c...
SmartPort Project to Collect Crowdsourced Sediment Data
Jul 23, 2021Ports along the Mississippi River in Louisiana will begin working with the Water Institute of the Gulf, an applied research nonprofit in Baton Rouge, ...
Louisiana SmartPort to boost data awareness for inland shipping
Jul 23, 2021The SmartPort initiative was launched in June 2021 through a $1.6 million grant from the US Economic Development Administration and a $1.4 million com...
The RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana Awards Second Round of Research Grants
Jul 22, 2021BATON ROUGE, La. (July 22, 2021) – Today, the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana (LA-COE) announced the second round of two-year grants to...
Louisiana funds plan to examine life at the base of the Barataria food web
Jul 14, 2021The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group has approved $785,000 in Monitoring and Adaptive Management funding to facilitate the development of a plan...
Smart Port navigation of Mississippi River coming to port of Baton Rouge
Jul 13, 2021Smart Port, a crowd-sourced technology dashboard aimed at allowing ships to better navigate the lower Mississippi River, will soon be coming to the Po...