Delta Dispatches

Welcome to Delta Dispatches with hosts, Jacques Hebert & Simone Maloz. On today’s show Dr. Clint Willson, Director of LSU Center for River Studies, stops by to talk about recent articles on taming the Mississippi River, the Center for River Studies and what the river may want to do. He's followed by Dr. Alex Kolker who talks about the exciting science happening at LUMCON, their open house comi...

On today’s show Natalie Peyronnin, Director of Science Policy, Mississippi River Delta Restoration stops by to talk with Jacques & Simone about the Tulane University study about land loss in the Mississippi River Delta, the importance of sediment diversions being built and living on a smaller & more sustainable delta. Next up, Chris Haines, Treasurer/ Board Member of The Meraux Foundation...

On today’s show William Guion, Photographer with Live Oak Images, joins the program to talk with Jacques & Simone about why the Live Oak is such an iconic representation of Louisiana, how he became interested in oak trees, how coastal land loss has affected oak trees across the state and more!

On today’s Delta Dispatches, Congressman Garret Graves stops by to talk with Jacques & Simone about how Rep. Graves supports Louisiana’s coastal issues through his various congressional committees. He also talks about the challenges and opportunities of the Louisiana coastal region to be a world leader in community resiliency. Scott Kirkpatrick, President of the Coast Builders Coalition, also...

On today’s show Stacy Ortego, Outreach Coordinator, Louisiana Wildlife Federation joins the program to talk about LWF coastal work and their upcoming informational meeting on the River Reintroduction in Maurepas Swamp project on Monday, March 26th. Then Jacques and Simone are joined by Shane Bernard, Tabasco Historian, to talk about his role at Tabasco, his book that details the history of Tabasco...

On today’s show Laurie Cormier, Police Jury’s Assistant Planner & Coastal Zone Manager for the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, joins the program to talk about her role on the CPRA board, and what’s special about the Chenier plain and more! Dr. John Doucet, Dean of the College of Sciences at Nicholls State University, stops by to talk with Jacques & Simone about Acadian Genetics and the histo...

On this special episode of Delta Dispatches, Simone and Jacques sit down with two members of the collaborative journalism project “The Drowning Coast." First up, John Schwartz, Science Reporter for the New York Times joins the program to talk with Jacques & Simone about the reporting that went into this project as well as what other areas are facing environmental challenges other than Louisian...

On today’s show Bob Thomas, Director & Professor, Loyola Center for Environmental Communication, joins Jacques & Simone to talk about the Loyola Center, Loyola’s Institute on Environmental Communications program, how coastal issues bridge the gap with bipartisan support and more! Then, Rebecca Triche, Executive Director of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, joins the program to talk with J...

On today’s show Brad Inman, Senior Project Manager, US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District Experience joins the show to talk with Jacques & Simone about his background, what initiatives the Corps has on its plate, Sediment diversions and more! Renee Bennett, Coastal Resources Scientist Manager at CPRA stops by to talk with Simone & Jacques about The Caminada Back Barrier and othe...

On today’s show Ben Malbrough, Executive Director of Bayou Lafourche Freshwater District stops by to talk with Jacques & Simone about Bayou Lafourche & the Freshwater District, its history and also the new salt water control structure being completed for the bayou. Alma Robichaux, BTNEP Outreach Coordinator joins the program to talk with Simone & Jacques about her background, BTNEP, he...

On today’s show Simone & Jacques talk with Rob Moreau, Manager of Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station, Southeastern Louisiana University about Turtle Cove, their programs and why the Manchac Swamp & Maurepas landbridge are so important. Brady Skaggs, Water Quality Program Director, LPBF also joins the program to talk with Jacques & Simone about why so many people in New Orleans...

On today’s show Blake Haney, Creator/Owner of Dirty Coast & Creative Director at Locally.com joins the show to talk with Jacques & Simone about all the innovative designs and great messages Dirty Coast has with their products. On the second half the show, Jonathan Foret, Executive Director, South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center stops by to talk with Simone & Jacques about his backg...

On today’s show, Jacques Hebert talks with Rudy Simoneaux, Project Manager, CPRA about The Center for River Studies and the Coastal Connections meetings. Clint Willson, Professor in LSU Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Director of LSU Center for River Studies joins the show to talk with Jacques about LSU having class and office spaces at the center for river studies, prior models an...

On today’s show Jason Lanclos, Deputy Executive Director, CPRA joins the show to talk with Jacques & Simone about the Annual Plan's role in Louisiana's coastal restoration. On the second half the show, Cynthia Duet, Deputy Director, Audubon Louisiana stops by to her role with Audubon, her experience in state government and the Annual Plan.

On today’s show Steve Cochran, Campaign Director of Restore the Mississippi River Delta joins the program to talk with Simone and Jacques about his Op Ed to start the new year, why financing is important to funding our coastal plan and more. Jimmy Frederick from the Coalition to Restore the Coastal Louisiana joins the program to talk with Jacques and Simone about the upcoming events planned for th...

On today’s show Simone & Jacques celebrate the end of the year by talking with past guests and look back at the success of the Louisiana Coastal Restoration Plan in 2017 and what’s ahead in 2018.

Welcome to Delta Dispatches with hosts, Simone Maloz & Jacques Hebert. On today’s show Justin Ehrenwerth, President & CEO of the Water Institute of the Gulf joins the program to talk with Jacques about the Restore Council, the opportunities that exist in Louisiana & across the Gulf to advance coastal restoration and his new vision for the Water Institute. Katie Percy, Avian Biologist f...

On today’s show Devyani Kar, Coastal Projects & Programs Manager at Environmental Defense Fund joins the show to talk with Jacques & Simone about The Whiskey Island Project and what’s in store for the Louisiana Coast in the next 5 years. Shannon Cunniff, Director of Coastal Resilience, EDF stops by to talk with Simone & Jacques about the meeting CPRA will be holding on December 13th, o...

On today’s show Simone & Jacques are talking about the new report from Restore the Mississippi River Delta "Recommendations for Coastal Restoration Projects and Programs in Louisiana." To highlight some of the projects, they are joined by Alisha Renfro, Coastal Scientist at National Wildlife Federation and Erik Johnson, Director of The Bird Conservation at Audubon Louisiana.

On today’s show John Lane and Jerry Graves from the St. Bernard Parish Coastal Division join Jacques and Simone to talk about the progress on the rebuilding and coastal front, particularly since Hurricane Katrina in St. Bernard Parish, The Biloxi Marsh Oyster Reef restoration, the Chandeleur Islands & the efforts to restore these islands, their event "Cook-Off for the Coast" on November 18th a...

Welcome to Delta Dispatches with hosts Jacques Hebert & Simone Maloz. On today’s show Brad Miller, Project Manager with the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority joins Jacques and Simone to talk about the Maurepas freshwater diversion project and and other coastal restoration projects he’s helping to coordinate across the state. The second guest on today's show is Rebecca Tric...

Welcome to Delta Dispatches with hosts, Jacques Hebert & Simone Maloz. On today's special episode, Jacques hosts a panel discussion with the filmmakers of Water/Ways. These four short films about communities facing land loss along Louisiana's imperiled coast.

On today’s show Simone & Jacques sit down to talk with Brian Boyles, Christopher Robert and John Richie from The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. They talk about their new documentary series Water/Ways premiering next week and their other exciting projects that are coming up. Be sure to join them on Wednesday, October 18th from 8:30 – 9:30 pm at The New Orleans Advocate at 840 St. Charl...

On today’s show Shannon Cunniff, the Director of Coastal Resilience at the Environment Defense Fund joins the program to talk with Jacques & Simone about environmental impact bonds (EIBs), and how they can save Louisiana money and restore the wetlands sooner. On the second half the episode, Megan Terrell, the Legal Advisor for Coastal Activities at the Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities b...

On today’s show Chris Macaluso, Director of the Center for Marine Fisheries, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership joins the program to talk with Jacques & Simone about what they do and how the Mississippi River helps create Louisiana's unique habitats and fisheries. Erik Johnson, Director of The Bird Conservation at Audubon Louisiana stops by to talk with Jacques & Simone about what...