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In St. Bernard Parish, fishers wary of Louisiana's plan to save coast
Mar 29, 2017Along Louisiana 46 near Shell Beach, dead trees still line the old Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, closed since 2009. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...
Bogged Down: With billions on the way, regulatory and financial issues are slowing down the pace of major restoration projects along Louisiana’s vanishing coast
Mar 29, 2017In early March, the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority announced it was soliciting proposals from engineering firms to design the Mi...
To rebuild the coast, Louisiana must show its river diversions won’t kill native dolphins
Feb 21, 2017When asked to list the major hurdles facing Louisiana’s 50-year plan to rebuild its coast, state officials have pointed to a menu of truly massive cha...
Coastal Summit Leaders Declare Louisiana Engulfed In A Continuous Emergency
Feb 17, 2017Urging citizens, government leaders, businesses and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to recognize a continuous storm destroying Louisiana's coast...
Guest column: Sea level rise a real threat to Louisiana
Feb 1, 2017Advocate columnist Jeff Sadow recently wrote a column questioning the validity of sea level rise projections in Louisiana’s Draft 2017 Coastal Master ...
Putting the Mississippi River Back to Work
Feb 1, 2017Along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast, few things have had a greater influence on Louisiana and the current dramatic coastal land loss the state fac...
Opinion: State should spend coastal money quickly
Jan 17, 2017Houma — As the state advances coastal restoration and protection projects to address our increasingly urgent land loss crisis, there's a simple way it...
Study reveals how salt water impacts La. wetlands
Jan 17, 2017A new study by Louisiana scientists indicates that exposure to salt water leaves coastal wetlands less capable of battling sea level rise. The paper, ...
Battling wetland loss in coastal Louisiana
Jan 17, 2017When The Water Institute of the Gulf (the Institute) was founded in 2011 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, it set out a mission to provide independent resear...
Commercial Properties planning parking garage, new streets for Water Campus
Jan 5, 2017With two buildings complete and a third one currently under construction, Commercial Properties Realty Trust is moving forward with plans to develop i...
Guest column: Spend coastal money quickly
Dec 21, 2016How can Louisiana get more out of the billions of dollars coming its way for marsh restoration in the next few decades? Spend the money as quickly as ...
Students to present project on water quality
Dec 14, 2016MUNCIE, Ind. — You'll soon be able to learn more about the quality of Indiana's water — and its far-reaching impact — thanks to a group of Ball State ...