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Edwards, Cantrell: No 'single day to waste' to save coast; 'This is Louisiana's moment'
May 30, 2018Mixing dire warnings about the urgent need for action to save Louisiana's disappearing coast with optimistic statements about the future, Gov. John Be...
Ten Across Water Summit dives into water issues facing cities across the US
May 17, 2018Sometimes in south Louisiana, we think we’re alone in dealing with rising sea levels, an eroding coastline and increasingly frequent catastrophic weat...
Louisiana not alone in struggles with water management, Baton Rouge conference goers told
May 17, 2018Louisiana residents who worry about the health of their rivers, aquifers being drawn down to unsafe levels and infrastructure that protects some peopl...
Ten Across Summit: Louisiana cities have to adapt to climate unpredictability
May 16, 2018While Houston and New Orleans continue rebuilding from hurricanes Harvey and Katrina, local, state and federal agencies must change their focus from p...
EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE: Swiss Readdresses Water Risk
May 16, 2018The U.S. state of Louisiana is under water risk pressure from all sides. Record flooding. Sea-level rise. Cities facing the possibility for eventual r...
Launch: What's the Water Institute of the Gulf doing in Lafourche and Lake Charles?
May 15, 2018Anchored by a new building and a renewed sense of purpose, Baton Rouge’s Water Institute of the Gulf is turning its gaze to some rather enduring issue...
Tracking the River: Mississippi Model May Help Save Coast
Apr 17, 2018BATON ROUGE, La. — Scientists working on new ways to battle the erosion that threatens Louisiana's coastline have a dramatic new tool: a massive repli...
Miami is racing against time to keep up with sea-level rise
Apr 12, 2018Miami and Miami Beach already struggle with serious flooding related to sea-level rise — even when there is no rain.The ground under the cities of Sou...
SUFB Season 1 Ep4: Southern Louisiana Coastal Habitat Changes with Dr. Melissa Baustian
Mar 20, 2018Dr. Melissa Baustian joins Shea on this episode of the season to tell us about the diverse coastal habitats within the Southern Louisiana Region to gi...
Will Miami Beach's anti-flooding measures work? The city's getting an outside opinion.
Mar 7, 2018Some residents worry Miami Beach is moving too fast and may be making mistakes as it raises roads and installs anti-flooding pumps, a concern highligh...
Boy Scouts could draw thousands to Atchafalaya
Feb 6, 2018On a bright autumn morning, we eased our canoes into still waters near Henderson, Louisiana, and paddled a few clumsy strokes before old muscle memori...
Louisiana could adopt system to predict flooding
Feb 6, 2018BATON ROUGE - Louisiana could be one of the first states to have a statewide system to predict flooding. The Water Institute of the Gulf, a nonprofit ...