Press Releases
Dr. Alyssa Dausman, Science Director for the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, joins the Institute
Sep 12, 2017BATON ROUGE, La. (September 12, 2017) – The Water Institute of the Gulf announced Tuesday that Dr. Alyssa Dausman will join the Institute as Vice Pres...
New publication looks at options to maximize land building from diversions
Jul 12, 2017Although many studies have looked at the need to capture the Mississippi River sand through diversions, analysis of an old crevasse along Bayou Lafour...
New publication looks at options to maximize land building from diversions
Jul 12, 2017Although many studies have looked at the need to capture the Mississippi River sand through diversions, analysis of an old crevasse along Bayou Lafour...
Louisiana and Dutch water institutes join forces to confront water issues globally
Jul 10, 2017Leaders of The Water Institute of the Gulf and Deltares were joined by Governor John Bel Edwards in announcing an agreement today to leverage their to...
Coastal Louisiana communities have valuable insights on priorities to offer restoration planning
Apr 18, 2017Oysters reefs provide protection for coastal lands, help keep the water clean, and oysters are darn good when charbroiled. All true, and all part of w...
Topping-off Ceremony for Third Building at the $60 Million Urban Water Campus
Apr 6, 2017BATON ROUGE, La. — Today, Commissioner of Administration for the state of Louisiana, Jay Dardenne and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation President/CEO, J...
The Water Institute of the Gulf Holds Annual Reception
Mar 31, 2017Approximately 150 people attended The Water Institute of the Gulf’s annual reception Tuesday night where President/CEO Justin Ehrenwerth unveiled Wate...
Land loss, not nutrients, biggest problem for seagrass around the Chandeleur Islands
Mar 20, 2017A new report released in Estuaries and Coasts finds that nutrients – nitrogen and phosphorus – in Chandeleur Islands seagrass beds broadly mimic level...
New book from Institute’s Scott Hemmerling highlights Louisiana’s shifting populations over time
Mar 15, 2017Oil booms and busts, wars, hurricanes, coastal land loss, and so much more shaped Louisiana through the decades and dictated how residents decided to ...
CBS This Morning highlights Louisiana's land loss
Jan 18, 2017In case you missed it, CBS This Morning ran a story Wednesday about Louisiana’s land loss crisis, what’s at stake, and the state Coastal Protection an...
New paper finds connection between higher salinity and reduced ability of Louisiana wetlands to keep up with sea level rise
Jan 11, 2017Many of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands depend upon the annual cycle of birth and death of plant material to help build up soil height as a way of trying...
CPRA Releases Louisiana's 2017 Draft Coastal Master Plan
Jan 3, 2017Jan 3, 2017 — Baton Rouge — Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) released the most sophisticated coastal protection and res...