web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:48:57 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Delta Dispatches - Episodes Tagged with “Louisiana” https://deltadispatches.fireside.fm/tags/louisiana Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0500 As Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) advances its draft 2017 Coastal Master Plan, the next few months will be critical in the fight to restore Louisiana’s coast. To keep you engaged and informed, we will bring you discussions on important aspects of coastal restoration, the latest coastal news and events, interviews with relevant experts, business and community leaders, and more. en-us episodic Discussing Louisiana’s coast, its people, wildlife and jobs, and why restoring it matters. Restore the Mississippi River Delta As Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) advances its draft 2017 Coastal Master Plan, the next few months will be critical in the fight to restore Louisiana’s coast. To keep you engaged and informed, we will bring you discussions on important aspects of coastal restoration, the latest coastal news and events, interviews with relevant experts, business and community leaders, and more. no Restore the Mississippi River Delta info@mississippiriverdelta.org Why MRGO Must Stay Gone https://deltadispatches.fireside.fm/145 d03bb575-0d74-44f7-b383-f556d4522cb6 Thu, 22 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0500 Restore the Mississippi River Delta full Restore the Mississippi River Delta Thanks for tuning in this week! Today, Simone and Jacques have a special, panel-esque episode all about the infamous Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, nicknamed the "Hurricane Highway", and progress made in the decade since its closure. Pontchartrain Conservancy Coasts & Community Program Director John Lopez, National Wildlife Federation Gulf Program Deputy Director Amanda Moore, and Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement & Development CEO Arthur Johnson offer their invaluable perspectives on the channel's devastating impact to the surrounding communities and ecosystem prior to its closure in 2009, particularly when it acted as a funnel for storm surge when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. The panelists also discuss the rebound made by the ecosystem over the past 10 years that was captured in a recently released report and increased community engagement around coastal restoration. 53:02 no Thanks for tuning in this week! Today, Simone and Jacques have a special, panel-esque episode all about the infamous Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, nicknamed the "Hurricane Highway", and progress made in the decade since its closure. Pontchartrain Conservancy Coasts & Community Program Director John Lopez (https://mississippiriverdelta.org/staff/john-lopez/), National Wildlife Federation Gulf Program Deputy Director Amanda Moore (http://mississippiriverdelta.org/staff/amanda-moore/), and Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement & Development CEO Arthur Johnson (http://sustainthenine.org/team/) offer their invaluable perspectives on the channel's devastating impact to the surrounding communities and ecosystem prior to its closure in 2009, particularly when it acted as a funnel for storm surge when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. The panelists also discuss the rebound made by the ecosystem over the past 10 years that was captured in a recently released report (https://mrgomustgo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MRGO-White-Paper-10-01-2020.pdf) and increased community engagement around coastal restoration. coast, MRGO, mississippi river, mississippi river gulf outlet, gulf, environment, louisiana Thanks for tuning in this week! Today, Simone and Jacques have a special, panel-esque episode all about the infamous Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, nicknamed the "Hurricane Highway", and progress made in the decade since its closure. Pontchartrain Conservancy Coasts & Community Program Director John Lopez, National Wildlife Federation Gulf Program Deputy Director Amanda Moore, and Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement & Development CEO Arthur Johnson offer their invaluable perspectives on the channel's devastating impact to the surrounding communities and ecosystem prior to its closure in 2009, particularly when it acted as a funnel for storm surge when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. The panelists also discuss the rebound made by the ecosystem over the past 10 years that was captured in a recently released report and increased community engagement around coastal restoration.

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]]> The Road to Resilience https://deltadispatches.fireside.fm/144 b19a85b6-249f-4dc4-86a8-c722271137eb Wed, 14 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0500 Restore the Mississippi River Delta full Restore the Mississippi River Delta Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Today, Simone and Jacques talk about the ongoing efforts by Louisiana's state agencies and nonprofits to increase coastal resilience in relation to climate change. First, we catch up with Jeannette Dubinin, the Director of Resilience and Adaptation for the Center for Planning Excellence, or CPEX. She talks about some of their exciting new projects and their free virtual Smart Growth Summit that is currently underway -- and accepting participants! Their next session is focused around green infrastructure in Louisiana. Louisiana's first Chief Resilience Officer Charles Sutcliffe joined us for our second segment, providing the juicy details about the governor's latest executive orders focused on lowering carbon emissions across the state and increasing collaboration between state agencies to promote resilience initiatives. This podcast came in the wake of Hurricane Delta striking southwest Louisiana just six weeks after Hurricane Laura. To help with recovery, check out our list of resources: http://mississippiriverdelta.org/laurarelief 45:40 no Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Today, Simone and Jacques talk about the ongoing efforts by Louisiana's state agencies and nonprofits to increase coastal resilience in relation to climate change. First, we catch up with Jeannette Dubinin, the Director of Resilience and Adaptation for the Center for Planning Excellence, or CPEX. She talks about some of their exciting new projects and their free virtual Smart Growth Summit that is currently underway -- and accepting participants (https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsummit.cpex.org%2Fregister.&data=02%7C01%7Cjhebert%40edf.org%7C6cf3b8f0ef7f436edae908d8706beb4d%7Cfe4574edbcfd4bf0bde843713c3f434f%7C0%7C0%7C637382956117667552&sdata=inSS%2Bm%2BV%2B%2B%2B4y5xnfIjxAlyqrR%2FcJw%2B1rfVKrN9%2FB3o%3D&reserved=0)! Their next session is focused on green infrastructure (https://www.facebook.com/centerforplanningexcellence/photos/a.468217931361/10157000250536362/) in Louisiana. Louisiana's first Chief Resilience Officer Charles Sutcliffe (https://gov.louisiana.gov/page/governors-office-of-coastal-activities) joined us for our second segment, providing the juicy details about the governor's latest executive orders focused on lowering carbon emissions across the state and increasing collaboration between state agencies to promote resilience initiatives. This podcast came in the wake of Hurricane Delta striking southwest Louisiana just six weeks after Hurricane Laura. To help with recovery, check out our list of resources: http://mississippiriverdelta.org/laurarelief Thanks for listening to this week’s episode! Today, Simone and Jacques talk about the ongoing efforts by Louisiana's state agencies and nonprofits to increase coastal resilience in relation to climate change. First, we catch up with Jeannette Dubinin, the Director of Resilience and Adaptation for the Center for Planning Excellence, or CPEX. She talks about some of their exciting new projects and their free virtual Smart Growth Summit that is currently underway -- and accepting participants! Their next session is focused on green infrastructure in Louisiana. Louisiana's first Chief Resilience Officer Charles Sutcliffe joined us for our second segment, providing the juicy details about the governor's latest executive orders focused on lowering carbon emissions across the state and increasing collaboration between state agencies to promote resilience initiatives.

This podcast came in the wake of Hurricane Delta striking southwest Louisiana just six weeks after Hurricane Laura. To help with recovery, check out our list of resources: http://mississippiriverdelta.org/laurarelief

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This podcast came in the wake of Hurricane Delta striking southwest Louisiana just six weeks after Hurricane Laura. To help with recovery, check out our list of resources: http://mississippiriverdelta.org/laurarelief

]]> Introducing the Coastal Community Cookbook! https://deltadispatches.fireside.fm/142 7d978b99-089a-4020-a088-f7aa29b5327b Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:45:00 -0500 Restore the Mississippi River Delta full Restore the Mississippi River Delta On this week’s episode, we talk with Samantha Carter, Outreach Manager with the National Wildlife Federation to talk about her new project, the Coastal Community Cookbook! Inspired by the paper bound cookbooks passed around by our grandmothers, the Coastal Community Cookbook is designed to promote our favorite seafood recipes and raise awareness of the issues found along our coast. You can submit your own recipe here! In our second conversation, Simone and Jacques chat with participating chef, Randy Cheramie! He’s the Chef Instructor, CJFCI at Nicholls State University and tells so many amazing stories about his life as a restaurateur, professor, and chef. 1:02:13 no On this week’s episode, we talk with Samantha Carter, Outreach Manager with the National Wildlife Federation to talk about her new project, the Coastal Community Cookbook (http://mississippiriverdelta.org/recipes/)! Inspired by the paper bound cookbooks passed around by our grandmothers, the Coastal Community Cookbook is designed to promote our favorite seafood recipes and raise awareness of the issues found along our coast. You can submit your own recipe here (https://forms.gle/fhLU16QVpqfVKP2h7)! In our second conversation, Simone and Jacques chat with participating chef, Randy Cheramie (https://www.nicholls.edu/culinary/faculty/chef-randy-cheramie/)! He’s the Chef Instructor, CJFCI at Nicholls State University and tells so many amazing stories about his life as a restaurateur, professor, and chef. On this week’s episode, we talk with Samantha Carter, Outreach Manager with the National Wildlife Federation to talk about her new project, the Coastal Community Cookbook! Inspired by the paper bound cookbooks passed around by our grandmothers, the Coastal Community Cookbook is designed to promote our favorite seafood recipes and raise awareness of the issues found along our coast. You can submit your own recipe here! In our second conversation, Simone and Jacques chat with participating chef, Randy Cheramie! He’s the Chef Instructor, CJFCI at Nicholls State University and tells so many amazing stories about his life as a restaurateur, professor, and chef.

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]]> The 2017 Coastal Master Plan https://deltadispatches.fireside.fm/2 c1ef0d73-2984-40fa-8b26-06a636da5a74 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 10:00:00 -0600 Restore the Mississippi River Delta full Restore the Mississippi River Delta Welcome to Delta Dispatchers with hosts Simone Maloz & Jacques Hebert. On today’s show Bren Haase, assistant administrator of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority joins the program to talk with Simone about the “Masterplan”. Dr. Denise Reed, Chief Scientist, of The Water Institute of the Gulf comes on to also to talk with Jacques about the “Masterplan”. 40:56 no Welcome to Delta Dispatchers with hosts Simone Maloz & Jacques Hebert. On today’s show Bren Haase, assistant administrator of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority joins the program to talk with Simone about the “Masterplan”. Dr. Denise Reed, Chief Scientist, of The Water Institute of the Gulf comes on to also to talk with Jacques about the “Masterplan”. Welcome to Delta Dispatchers with hosts Simone Maloz & Jacques Hebert.

On today’s show Bren Haase, assistant administrator of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority joins the program to talk with Simone about the “Masterplan”. Dr. Denise Reed, Chief Scientist, of The Water Institute of the Gulf comes on to also to talk with Jacques about the “Masterplan”.

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On today’s show Bren Haase, assistant administrator of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority joins the program to talk with Simone about the “Masterplan”. Dr. Denise Reed, Chief Scientist, of The Water Institute of the Gulf comes on to also to talk with Jacques about the “Masterplan”.

]]> The Science of Coastal Restoration https://deltadispatches.fireside.fm/1 d834a438-d732-48b4-ac6b-ec4b79162c96 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 10:00:00 -0600 Restore the Mississippi River Delta full Restore the Mississippi River Delta Welcome to the inaugural episode of Delta Dispatches with hosts Simone Maloz & Jacques Hebert. On today’s show Steve Cochran Campaign Director of Restore the Mississippi Delta joins the program, as well as, Alisha Renfro, Coastal Scientist for the National Wildlife Federation. 51:40 no In the the inaugural episode of Delta Dispatches, Jacques Hebert and Simone Maloz speak to Steve Cochran, Campaign Director of Restore the Mississippi Delta, and Alisha Renfro, Coastal Scientist for the National Wildlife Federation. In the the inaugural episode of Delta Dispatches, Jacques Hebert and Simone Maloz speak to Steve Cochran, Campaign Director of Restore the Mississippi Delta, and Alisha Renfro, Coastal Scientist for the National Wildlife Federation.

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