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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 ...
Water Institute offers coastal solutions
Feb 2, 2018The Gulf of Mexico poses a constant threat to communities in coastal Louisiana. And, for most of history, people couldn’t do much about it. Although...
Group sheds light on flooding issues in Louisiana
Feb 1, 2018Louisiana aims to get a handle on coastal flooding and land loss, and it's looking to the Dutch for advice. "The Dutch have been protecting their coas...
Water Institute of the Gulf working on projects in Southwest Louisiana
Jan 31, 2018LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - Sometimes, when flooding is expected, people don't heed warnings saying, "Well, I've never flooded before."But there's techn...
Port, Institute partner on dredge material study
Jan 22, 2018The Water Institute of the Gulf is embarking on a new study with the Port of Lake Charles to identify sediment sources in the Calcasieu Ship Channel a...