Press Releases
Melissa Baustian, coastal ecologist at The Water Institute of the Gulf, honored with 2018 Coastal Stewardship Award
May 31, 2018Baton Rouge, La. (May 2018) – The Waters Institute of the Gulf's Melissa Baustian was one of six recipients of Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana...
Learning to live with too much or not enough water
May 17, 2018BATON ROUGE, La. (May 17, 2018) – Finding ways to increase water availability in the West and keeping excess water out of homes and business in the Ea...
Finding innovative solutions to common challenges
May 16, 2018BATON ROUGE, La. (May 16, 2018) – At first glance, the over-committed water resources of the Colorado River and the increasingly frequent floods of ...
Dale Morris, former senior economist with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, joins The Water Institute of the Gulf
May 1, 2018BATON ROUGE, La. (May 1, 2018) – Following decades working at the intersection of water management, science, and policy, former Embassy of the Kingdom...
The Water Institute of the Gulf welcomes two new board members
Apr 3, 2018BATON ROUGE, La. (April 3, 2018) – The Water Institute of the Gulf is honored to welcome two exceptional new members to the board of directors ...
Greater New Orleans Foundation announces initial funding for The Water Institute of the Gulf to develop Resilience Lab
Mar 13, 2018NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 13, 2018) – For generations, Louisiana has faced strong storms and an ever changing coastline which have periodically disrupte...
Jeff Hebert to join The Water Institute of the Gulf as Vice President for Adaptation and Resilience
Dec 4, 2017BATON ROUGE, La. (December 4, 2017) – Cindy, Harvey, Irma, Maria, Nate, and an August New Orleans severe rainstorm highlighted what Louisiana resident...
New report: Lower Mississippi River dynamics influence sediment and nutrient movement into the delta
Nov 30, 2017BATON ROUGE, La. (November 30, 2017) – The lower Mississippi River in Louisiana transports sediment and nutrients much differently than areas farther ...
New publications highlight Institute-involved work in the Mekong River Delta
Oct 2, 2017BATON ROUGE, La. (October 2, 2017) – Rapid population growth and development, increased construction of upriver dams, and land use changes in the Meko...
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...
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...