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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....
Virginia as the "Silicon Valley" of sea level rise? It could happen.
Mar 21, 2019Can Virginia make money off sea level rise? The very idea sounds backwards — usually frequent flooding from bigger and more destructive storms is cos...
Charleston homeowners address flooding concerns at panel discussion
Mar 12, 2019CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - On Tuesday, a group of homeowners in Charleston came together to address flooding and ask officials what’s being done about it...
The Water Institute of the Gulf welcomes Hugh Roberts as the new Vice President for Engineering
Feb 4, 2019BATON ROUGE, La. (Feb. 4, 2018) – Hugh Roberts, who spent years with Arcadis working on numerical modeling and resilience issues, will be joining The ...
Louisiana's lessons for Virginia on building water economy
Feb 2, 2019Louisiana has known for decades — or longer — that the Gulf of Mexico was gobbling up its coastline. It’s estimated that the state loses a football f...