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The Water Institute of the Gulf moving forward on Port Fourchon project
Nov 18, 2019The Water Institute of the Gulf has received a $500,000 grant through the National Coastal Resilience Fund to move forward with its Port Fourchon proj...
Tangipahoa Parish open house first step in efforts that could reshape FEMA flood maps
Nov 6, 2019Tangipahoa Parish is leading the state in a series of watershed meetings that, depending on public input, could help reshape FEMA floodmaps in the fut...
Relay of Voices project will be running through southeast Louisiana next week in search of stories
Oct 8, 2019The Relay of Voices project wants to add your story to its collection. A project of Lake Charles-based nonprofit organization A House Unbuilt, the pro...
Charleston Dutch Dialogues findings include pilot programs on East Side, limited development on Johns Island
Sep 26, 2019After years of discussion and study, the Dutch Dialogues research is complete and creates a possible blueprint for Charleston to combat persistent flo...
Gov. Edwards Announces Coastal Technical Assistance Center
Sep 13, 2019Gov. John Bel Edwards, Nicholls State University President Jay Clune and South Louisiana Economic Council President and CEO Vic Lafont announced plans...
Baton Rouge-area groundwater commission to mull problems, solutions for aquifer demand
Jul 31, 2019After a critical state audit, an ethics complaint and charges from environmentalists that the "foxes are guarding the hen house," the Capital Area gro...
Looking for stories along the Mississippi, she's found love
Jul 29, 2019Victoria Bradford Styrbicki had just finished a 20-mile trek, by foot and bike, between the northern Minnesota towns of Aitkin and Crosby. Now it was ...
As flash flooding becomes more frequent, East Baton Rouge officials struggle to find affordable solutions
Jul 28, 2019Water systems experts and civil engineers say the ideal solutions to the flash flooding that's becoming more frequent in East Baton Rouge Parish durin...
How Charleston must face up to flooding
Jul 20, 2019At some point, there’s no “fix” for flooding whether it’s from a 1,000-year downpour or sea rise. So you have to work with what you’ve got -- at every...
Institute selected for five-year partnership with NOAA to work on Deepwater Horizon restoration efforts
Jul 8, 2019BATON ROUGE, La. (July 8, 2019) – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries has announced the selection of the Institute to par...
Charleston prepares the ground for intensive flood research in July
May 3, 2019After two days exchanging data and discussing flooding around one of the nation’s lowest-lying cities, members of Charleston’s Dutch Dialogues plannin...
Water's Edge
Apr 2, 2019The Water's Edge: A "Nightly Films" series on the land loss challenges and solutions on Louisiana's coast. Watch the entire series here....