NEW ORLEANS — From the University of New Orleans: With the goal of accelerating the growth of the state’s wind energy innovation ecosystem, supporting emerging companies, spurring the development of novel technologies and supplying trained professionals to the rapidly expanding…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries' Shrimp Task Force meeting Wednesday featured an update on federal proposals to develop wind energy leases in the Gulf of Mexico. Officials with the federal Bureau of…
VACHERIE, La. — The Louisiana River Parishes Tourist Commission and American Cruise Lines have announced a partnership that means there will be a River Parishes stop for some of the company’s Louisiana voyages. Officials expect there to be roughly 40…
NEW ORLEANS — Pontchartrain Beach Foundation co-founder Guy Williams said there are two things that need to happen to bring an operating beach back to the site of the long-closed amusement park at the lake end of Elysian Fields Avenue.…
NEW ORLEANS — On July 18, the Pontchartrain Beach Foundation announced it has submitted a proposal to obtain a lease for the Pontchartrain Beach site and develop it into a "passive recreation and ecological education area for the public." The…
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards has appointed Dennis G. Lambert to the Water Resources Commission. Lambert is a benefit-cost analyst for flood mitigation for Innovative Emergency Management Inc. He will serve as an engineer with expertise in ground…
LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with debris: remnants of cabinets and chunks of pink shower. She lives in a FEMA trailer out back, her home in shambles after hurricanes tore through…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Decades of work haven’t shrunk the oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and Texas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting that this year's will be about…
NEW ORLEANS — On June 1, Le Sanctuary Inc., the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, local elected officials and others hosted the “Can You See Me Now?” Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Forum at Neyow’s Palace in Mid-City. The objective of the event…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Seventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees and other protections. The 130-mile (210-kilometer) ring is designed to hold out storm surge of about…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) — Louisianans may soon have the authority to wrestle catfish out of the water with their bare hands after the Senate approved a bill to allow "noodling" in the Pelican State. The Senate unanimously approved…
NEW ORLEANS — Entrepreneurs will compete for $15,000 in cash prizes as they pitch their solutions to the most pressing water-related issues facing the greater New Orleans community at the Water Challenge by Propeller and Thrive New Orleans. The event…
NEW ORLEANS — Tyler Bosworth, an expert on coastal issues and policy, will join the team at Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana on June 27. His title will be advocacy director. Bosworth is a native of Baton Rouge and a…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana has begun construction of a $67 million project to create miles (kilometers) of oyster reefs to protect the shoreline in a New Orleans suburb. Money for the Biloxi Marsh Living Shoreline comes from an $8.8…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana: CRCL is expanding its oyster shell recycling program by opening up participation to more restaurants in the New Orleans area – and possibly beyond. The program allows restaurants that generate…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana: People visiting New Orleans for the Jazz & Heritage festival are encouraged to join a volunteer project May 3 and 4 as part of the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana’s Louisiana’s…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana will deploy the second phase of its Plaquemines Community Reef this Friday and Saturday to protect a sensitive heritage site used for centuries by the Atakapa-Ishak/Chawasha of Grand Bayou…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted Falgout’s coastal Louisiana home, destroying his furniture and the beloved framed photos of his twin sons kissing him on their…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana has announced eight new members of its Coastal Advisory Council, a leadership group first formed in 2021 to involve experts in a variety of different fields in CRCL’s mission…
BATON ROUGE, La. (press release) – The new Louisiana Sunshine Magazine is chock-full of beautiful photography and information on experiences and attractions located all across the state. This year’s magazine features local artist, celebrity ambassador and American Idol winner Laine…
HOUSTON / ITHACA, N.Y. (press release)— Chevron U.S.A. Inc., through its Chevron New Energies division, and Restore the Earth Foundation, Inc. announced agreement for a reforestation project for up to 8,800 acres of property in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. The…
GRAY, La. (press release) – In late 2021, Danos completed four coastal restoration projects in south Louisiana on behalf of Shell Pipeline Company. The work will provide shoreline protection through a combination of customized 3D printed modules, nicknamed “Cajun Coral,”…
RESERVE, La. (press release) – On Monday, March 15, Marathon’s Garyville Refinery and Pontchartrain Conservancy — a leader in coastal sustainability, water quality and environmental education — delivered over 500 trees to Fifth Ward Elementary School, located in Reserve, La.…
NEW ORLEANS — From the Audubon Nature Institute: On Monday, March 21, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Audubon Commission will host the third public meeting for community members to comment and offer feedback on the proposal to update…
NEW ORLEANS — Audubon Nature Institute is celebrating the inclusion of two community funding projects in the federal Omnibus Appropriations Act that will enhance the security at Audubon Nature Institute through new emergency communications devices and pay for a refresh…
BATON ROUGE (The Center Square) – The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has canceled oyster leases for dozens of owners for failing to pay rent. “As per Louisiana Revised Statute 56:429, any lessee who pays their rent on or…
NEW ORLEANS — From Tulane University: Responding to an unprecedented number of Bonnet Carre Spillway openings since 2018, scientists with Tulane University and the Environmental Defense Fund are hoping a new study will demonstrate to federal and state decision-makers how…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — From the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana: Business leaders at a Washington, D.C., Mardi Gras luncheon last week donated $50,000 to the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana to fuel the organization’s coastal restoration work. The money was…
NORCO, La. – On Jan. 21, Valero Energy presented a check for $1 million to Pontchartrain Conservancy to fund a multi-year plan for local swamp restoration. Over the past decade, Valero has partnered with Pontchartrain Conservancy to provide both monetary…
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has released its Draft Fiscal Year 2023 Coastal Annual Plan, the annual spending plan for the state’s coastal program. The plan guides funding to implement the 2017 Coastal Master Plan,…
