In the News
Volume VII
Jan 11, 2018Check out the newest Water Institute of the Gulf newsletter featuring our Vice President of Science Alyssa Dausman, supporting the working coast initi...
Jeff Hebert, Landrieu's 2nd-in-command, leaving New Orleans City Hall for Water Institute
Dec 4, 2017Jeff Hebert, New Orleans' chief administrative officer and chief resilience officer, is leaving Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration this month for a...
How Baton Rouge is Aiming to Become the Hub of Coastal Restoration and Climate Change Solutions
Oct 30, 2017You’ve probably heard the numbers: Louisiana’s coast loses about one football field of land an hour. Coastal erosion and climate change continue to be...
Does coastal erosion help or harm the Gulf's blue crabs?
Oct 20, 2017Blue crab populations could see an initial boost as Louisiana wetlands break up and erode, according to an ongoing study by researchers with the Water...
Louisiana plans to restore the dying Maurepas Swamp with water diverted from the Mississippi
Sep 29, 2017Louisiana’s coastal restoration agency has gotten about $14 million to engineer a system to reconnect the Mississippi River to the Maurepas Swamp, whi...
Coastal restoration industry to grow in Louisiana
Sep 26, 2017Coastal advocates say Louisiana’s coastal master plan combined with the reparations from the BP oil spill will help expand the coastal restoration and...
Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette area People in Business for Sept. 24, 2017
Sep 24, 2017BATON ROUGE AREAJill Roshto has been named chief executive officer and president of the Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation, the nonprofit fundr...
Port partners to tackle ship channel dredging
Sep 23, 2017The Port of Lake Charles has partnered with the Water Institute of the Gulf on a study that will identify the source of sediment building up in the Ca...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: The ‘green grass’ of Baton Rouge
Sep 13, 2017This special anniversary issue represents a celebration of a 35-year journey for our Baton Rouge business community—and for Business Report. Much has ...
S&WB expected to update pump status, appoint interim director Friday
Sep 1, 2017NEW ORLEANS, LA. - City officials are scheduled to give an update Friday on the status of repairs at New Orleans’ drainage pumping stations. Member...
Harvey, Aug. 5 New Orleans rain, prompt focus on flood planning
Sep 1, 2017The devastating Texas coastal flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey's staggering rainfall and exacerbated by levee breaches and emergency reservoir rele...
New Orleans Looks To Amsterdam For A New Flood Plan
Aug 29, 2017NEW ORLEANS ― Twelve years after Hurricane Katrina became the worst natural disaster in U.S. history, New Orleans is still struggling with infrastruct...