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THE LOUISIANA COAST: EARLY WARNINGS

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A Multi-Part Podcast Remembering the Pioneers of Coastal PreservationProducer/Host: Marcia Kavanaugh, WYES Community Projects Producer and Host of INFORMED SOURCESCo-Producer/Host: Steve Mathies, Former Director, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP) and Executive Director, Louisiana Office of Coastal Protectionand Restoration; currently coastal consultant with STANTEC

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COASTAL GAINS AND LOSSES 31.10.2025 44:25

Discussion about coastal restoration accomplishments and what the future holds. Bren Haase, Director, Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program; Former Executive Director, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Steve Cochran, Former Executive Director, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation; state and national coastal advocate Mark Davis, Former Executive Director, Coalition to Re...

COASTAL RESTORATION PRICE TAG 30.10.2025 53:25

Discussion about the policy, funding and implementation of coastal restoration projects. Garret Graves, former LA Congressman, 6 th Congressional District; former Chair, The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Steve Cochran, Former Executive Director, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation; state and national coastal advocate Jerome “Zee” Zeringue, Louisiana State Representa...

MEDIA DELIVERS THE MESSAGE 29.10.2025 1:01:15

Environmental journalists discuss their role in increasing public awareness about coastal loss. Mark Schleifstein, Retired Environment Reporter, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate Bob Marshall, Environment Columnist, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate

RESTORING THE LOUISIANA COAST 28.10.2025 52:31

Describing how civic groups and residents organize to combat coastal loss. Panelists: Mark Davis, Former Executive Director, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana; currently Director, Tulane Center for Environmental Law Carlton Dufrechou, Former Executive Director, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, now the Pontchartrain Conservancy; currently General Manager, The Greater New Orleans Expressway...

PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA TAKE ACTION 27.10.2025 56:25

Discussion about the beginnings of the coastal restoration effort. Panelists: Windell Curole, Retired Director, South Lafourche Levee District Cathy Norman Penland, Former Land Manager and Attorney, Wisner Land Trust Dr. Robert Thomas, Loyola University New Orleans, Center for Environmental Communication

EARLY WARNINGS 14.10.2025 56:48

Discussion about recognizing the scope and significance of Louisiana coastal loss Panelists: Don Davis, Coastal researcher, Louisiana Sea Grant scholar and author Dr. Earl Melancon, Professor, Biological Sciences Nicholls State University Dr. Robert Thomas, Dir. Center for Environmental Communication Loyola University New Orleans