Press Releases
State of the Coast hosts speakers who shaped post-Katrina strategy, spill settlement
Mar 20, 2025This year marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the 15th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, milestones that have p...
American Planning Association Recognizes Resilient Jacksonville with National Planning Award for Resilience and Sustainability
Oct 23, 2024BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Oct. 23, 2024) – The American Planning Association (APA) announced that the City of Jacksonville received the 2024 National Pl...
Prominent Nonprofit Leader Jennifer Winstead Joins The Water Institute as Vice President of Mission Advancement
Oct 1, 2024The Water Institute announced the hiring of nonprofit leader Jennifer Winstead as its Vice President of Mission Advancement. This newly established po...
United Houma Nation Receives $56.5 M Climate Resilience Grant From U.S. Dept. of Commerce and NOAA
Jul 26, 2024HOUMA, LOUISIANA (July 24, 2024) – Today the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the ...
Community Resilience Center at The Water Institute releases strategic plan
Jul 9, 2024BATON ROUGE, La. (July 9, 2024) – The product of more than a year of working with a network of people and groups dedicated to making communities along...
RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana awards third round of grants
Jun 24, 2024BATON ROUGE, La. (June 24, 2024) – Today, the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana (LA-COE) announced the third round of two-year grants to ...
The Water Institute board appoints new officers during March meeting
Apr 11, 2024BATON ROUGE, La. (April 11, 2024) The Water Institute welcomes new board chairman Merritt Lane succeeding long-time chairman Kevin Reilly Jr. who will...
Updates from The Water Institute: April 9, 2024
Apr 9, 2024The Water Institute is an independent, non-profit, applied research institution advancing science and developing integrated methods to solve complex e...
Register now for the Policy Forum on Nature-Based Solutions, Feb. 7-8
Feb 1, 2024BATON 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, 2024BATON 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, 2024MOBILE, 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, 2023As 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...