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I just registered for State of the Coast 2018! Join me in learning more about coastal restoration in Coastal Louisiana, May 30th - June 1st.

We're looking forward to learning about and contributing to the future of infrastructure in the Southeastern U.S. ORA's mission is to radically change the economics of coastal infrastructure so that coastal communities can flourish for generations to come.

Infrastructure Week Southeastern Summit As part of Infrastructure Week, National Maritime Month, and the New Orleans Tricentennial, we invite you to join us on the morning of May 17th at the Port of New Orleans for a free summit on the future of infrastructure in the Southeast. Light breakfast and coffee will be provided. Key speakers inc...

Richard Condrey writing for the Restore the Misssissippi River Delta campaign: "They were there, billions of oysters on the Great Barrier Reef of the Americas (GRBA), along the southern coast of Louisiana – a dangerous impediment to navigation. Just three to four feet under the surface of the water, though visible when the winds blew from the north, with only narrow and intricate channels along a nearly continuous coast with passage only for pirogues.

They were there in 1492, when Columbus sailed into his New World. They bathed in the nutrient and oxygen-rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico, sweetened by subsurface and surface freshwater discharges of the Mississippi River Basin – continuing the efforts of uncounted generations of oysters to create and maintain a vast marine ecosystem, while protecting a majestic, growing delta....But they were gone in 1853, when Sands completed his survey for the Ship Shoal Lighthouse, likely the victim of human alterations in the subsurface and surface discharges of the Mississippi River Basin."

The Great Barrier Reef of the Americas: Coastal Lessons from the Past They were there, billions of oysters on the Great Barrier Reef of the Americas (GRBA), along the southern coast of Louisiana – a dangerous impediment to navigation. Just three to four feet under the surface of the water, though visible when the winds blew from the north, with only narrow and intri...

Maryland Announces Comprehensive Oyster Restoration Plan Maryland Announces Comprehensive Oyster Restoration Plan December 15, 2017Breton Bay and St. Mary’s River Selected for Large-Scale Restoration;State Pledges Investment in Manokin, Nanticoke and Severn Sanctuaries The Maryland Department of Natural Resources today announced a comprehensive plan on ...

Looking forward to attending the 2017 BioChallenge Startup Challenge as a spectator. Best of luck to the competitors.

Innovation Louisiana 2017 Innovation Louisiana 2017 offers a series of special events around life sciences entrepreneurship, research translation, and the myriad opportunities our fast-changing healthcare system offers to create meaningful transformation for patients and providers. The week provides several opportunities for...