Louisiana Maritime Association

09/27/2022

New toy in Baton Rouge 🏗

09/15/2022

We love to see our maritime community doing amazing things in southeast Louisiana! has shown ongoing commitment to our region and their dedication to creating positive changes in the place they live and work is truly inspiring 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

08/24/2022

Great morning at learning about upcoming autonomous vessel testing

07/02/2019

Learn more about how high river conditions impact mariner safety in the June issue of Marine Log Magazine via the link below.

https://issuu.com/marinelog/docs/marine_log_june_2019/42?ff

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06/13/2019

Thrilled to highlight the amazing work LifeCity is doing with Folgers, who has moved from 98% to 100% waste diversion at its facility. Thanks to their partnership with Liz Shephard and the LifeCity team, Folgers is a great example of how investing in a more sustainable future can make an impact for this generation and the next!

06/12/2019

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday that the opening of the Morganza Spillway has been indefinitely postponed. See article below for more details.

https://www.wwltv.com/mobile/article/news/morganza-spillway-opening-postponed-indefinitely/289-adeda118-3838-4e3a-b200-6476e21a433d

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05/28/2019

For just the third time in its 60-plus year history, the Morganza Spillway will open.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday that the spillway will open June 2, pending any major forecast changes. It was previously opened for 56 days in 1973 and 55 days in 2011.

Click link below for more info.

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/environment/article_e8011b1e-7d06-11e9-be65-97240898760e.html

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📷: Bill Feig
🗺: Dan Swenson

05/21/2019

05/14/2019

Join the Port of New Orleans and STEM NOLA for on May 18! Details below.

Join us here at Port NOLA for STEM NOLA’s STEM Saturday “Your Working River” on May 18th from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event is open to all students grades 3rd to 12th. To register and find out more information visit: http://stemnola.com/register/

05/10/2019

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open the Bonnet Carré Spillway Friday after heavy rains caused the Mississippi River to rise six inches in 24 hours.

The historic flood control structure was expected to reopen Tuesday, the first time in its history that the spillway has opened twice in one year. The spillway could be opened as early as 1 p.m. Friday. Click link below for more details.

The Spillway was initially expected to open Tuesday as the level of the river has remained high.

04/30/2019

The Army Corps of Engineers is considering opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway for a second time this year, with the river again set to rise to 16.9 feet in New Orleans on May 11. It would be the first time the spillway was opened twice in the same calendar year since it was completed in 1931. Click below for full story.

https://www.nola.com/environment/2019/04/mississippi-rising-again-could-cause-2nd-spillway-opening.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=noladotcom_sf&utm_medium=social

📷: on Thursday, March 28, 2019