Press Releases

Register now for the Policy Forum on Nature-Based Solutions, Feb. 7-8

Feb 1, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La. (Feb. 1, 2024) – Virtual registration is open for the Network for Engineering with Nature and the National Academy of Sciences' Gulf ...

Newly released Avian Data Monitoring Portal available to public and researchers

Jan 11, 2024

BATON ROUGE, La. (Jan. 11, 2024) – A newly released Avian Data Monitoring Portal brings together more than a decade of aerial survey photos along the ...

ICYMI: Mobile releases Resilience Assessment and announces public planning meeting

Jan 9, 2024

MOBILE, ALA. (Jan. 9, 2024) – After more than a year working alongside The Water Institute and other local partners, the City of Mobile has released i...

A look back at 2023: The Water Institute

Dec 29, 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, we wanted to take a look back and celebrate a year of accomplishments, partnerships, and collaborations toward our mission o...

Save the Date: RFP 3 RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana

Dec 20, 2023

The RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana (LA-COE) will be releasing a third Request for Proposals (RFP) in early 2024 and is encouraging coa...

Beaux Jones named President and CEO of The Water Institute

Dec 12, 2023

The Water Institute’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to appoint Beaux Jones as president and CEO during their Dec. 11 board meeting. Jones is an...

Resilient Jacksonville Strategy released

Oct 13, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (Oct. 13, 2023) – Today, the City of Jacksonville took another step in the pursuit of a more resilient future with the release of the...

Dr. Katya Wowk joins The Water Institute as Senior Social Scientist

Oct 12, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (Oct. 12, 2023) – Furthering The Water Institute’s mission of helping communities in finding realistic and common ground to become mo...

Muthukumar Narayanaswamy, Ph.D., joins The Water Institute as Director of Coastal and Compound Flood Risk

Sep 18, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (Sept. 18, 2023) – The Water Institute welcomes Muthukumar “Muthu” Narayanaswamy, Ph.D., as the new Director of Coastal and Compound ...

Beaux Jones selected as member of the Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Inc.

Jul 19, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (July 19, 2023) – The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Inc. (C100) announced this morning that they have selected Beaux Jon...

Updates from The Water Institute: July 13, 2023

Jul 13, 2023

The Water Institute is an independent, non-profit, applied research institution advancing science and developing integrated methods to solve complex e...

The Water Institute team mourns the passing of Justin Ehrenwerth, President and CEO

May 13, 2023

BATON ROUGE, La. (May 13, 2023) – The Water Institute team mourns the passing of Justin R. Ehrenwerth, who led The Water Institute as President and CE...