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Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette area People in Business for Sept. 24, 2017
Sep 24, 2017BATON ROUGE AREAJill Roshto has been named chief executive officer and president of the Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation, the nonprofit fundr...
Port partners to tackle ship channel dredging
Sep 23, 2017The Port of Lake Charles has partnered with the Water Institute of the Gulf on a study that will identify the source of sediment building up in the Ca...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: The ‘green grass’ of Baton Rouge
Sep 13, 2017This special anniversary issue represents a celebration of a 35-year journey for our Baton Rouge business community—and for Business Report. Much has ...
S&WB expected to update pump status, appoint interim director Friday
Sep 1, 2017NEW ORLEANS, LA. - City officials are scheduled to give an update Friday on the status of repairs at New Orleans’ drainage pumping stations. Members o...
Harvey, Aug. 5 New Orleans rain, prompt focus on flood planning
Sep 1, 2017The devastating Texas coastal flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey's staggering rainfall and exacerbated by levee breaches and emergency reservoir rele...
S&WB expected to update pump status, appoint interim director Friday
Sep 1, 2017NEW ORLEANS, LA. - City officials are scheduled to give an update Friday on the status of repairs at New Orleans’ drainage pumping stations. Member...
Harvey, Aug. 5 New Orleans rain, prompt focus on flood planning
Sep 1, 2017The devastating Texas coastal flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey's staggering rainfall and exacerbated by levee breaches and emergency reservoir rele...
New Orleans Looks To Amsterdam For A New Flood Plan
Aug 29, 2017NEW ORLEANS ― Twelve years after Hurricane Katrina became the worst natural disaster in U.S. history, New Orleans is still struggling with infrastruct...
New Orleans Looks To Amsterdam For A New Flood Plan
Aug 29, 2017NEW ORLEANS ― Twelve years after Hurricane Katrina became the worst natural disaster in U.S. history, New Orleans is still struggling with infrastruct...
Louisiana fights the sea, and loses
Aug 26, 2017WHEN Roosevelt Falgout was a boy, the brackish water that now laps within a few feet of his three-room cabin at Isle de Jean Charles was miles off. “T...
Louisiana fights the sea, and loses
Aug 26, 2017WHEN Roosevelt Falgout was a boy, the brackish water that now laps within a few feet of his three-room cabin at Isle de Jean Charles was miles off. “T...
Making Waves: Louisiana emerges as global leader in water management
Aug 9, 2017In Louisiana, firms by the dozen focus their skills on the fragile relationship between coastal lands and water. More than 100,000 professionals work ...