Press Releases
New paper looks at effectiveness of sediment retention strategies around the world
May 19, 2022BATON ROUGE, La. (May 19, 2022) – A new paper in Global and Planetary Change examines strategies from around the world used to increase the amount of ...
The Water Institute to develop a model repository for better efficiency and collaboration around coastal model development
May 17, 2022BATON ROUGE, La. (May 17, 2022) – The Water Institute today announced the start of development on a new model repository that will make numerical mode...
Students selected for two-week graduate study program in the Netherlands
Mar 30, 2022BATON ROUGE, La. (March 30, 2022) – The Water Institute congratulates the first 14 students who have been selected to participate in a two-week course...
New study reveals how small, but critical, coastal features influence the flow of water along the northern Gulf of Mexico
Feb 28, 2022BATON ROUGE, La. (Feb. 28, 2022) – Coastal Louisiana and Texas landscapes may seem very flat, but a new study shows how subtle elevation changes and h...
New story highlights being a geoscientist in Louisiana featuring team members from The Water Institute and APTIM
Feb 14, 2022BATON ROUGE, La. (Feb. 14, 2022) – A new video story from Working Nation, "I want that job!: Geoscientist," features geoscientists and supporting team...
New informational website now available highlighting history, conditions and ongoing work in the Southern Hills Aquifer
Feb 9, 2022BATON ROUGE, La. (Feb. 9, 2022) – The Water Institute launched a new website, “Southern Hills Aquifer: Serving the Greater Baton Rouge Area,” to provi...
The Water Institute’s Senior Advisor Craig Colten, Ph.D., receives American Association of Geographers Gilbert White Distinguished Public Service Honors
Feb 1, 2022BATON ROUGE, La. (Feb. 1, 2022) – Dr. Craig Colten, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Geography at LSU, has been awarded the 2022 American Association of G...
Climate Initiatives Task Force unanimously approves Louisiana Climate Action Plan
Jan 31, 2022BATON ROUGE, La. (Jan. 31, 2022) – The Water Institute was proud to support the development of the state’s first ever Louisiana Climate Action Plan wh...
The Water Institute receives grant to support the Bay Denesse Living Lab Initiative
Jan 27, 2022BATON ROUGE, La. (Jan. 27, 2022) – A new grant from the Charles Lamar Family Foundation will advance a “Living Lab” initiative in Bay Denesse in south...
Dr. Stan Meiburg, Dr. Craig Colten and Ann Weaver, CPF, join The Water Institute as Senior Advisors
Dec 15, 2021BATON ROUGE, La. (Dec. 15, 2021) – Nationally recognized experts in environmental policy, community resilience and adaptation, and the human face of c...
Celebrating a decade of science and collaboration: Newsletter
Dec 13, 2021The Water Institute of the Gulf (The Water Institute) is celebrating a decade of connecting public, private, and academic collaborators to address som...
The Water Institute of the Gulf celebrates 10 years of science and collaboration
Dec 1, 2021BATON ROUGE, La. (Dec. 1, 2021) – The Water Institute of the Gulf (The Water Institute) is celebrating a decade of connecting public, private, and aca...