A landmark Louisiana-funded study confirms what decades of fisheries science have long suggested: the Gulf menhaden fishery ...

New Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority leader Michael Hare said the state's disappearing coast crisis ...

Tucked inside the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is language that will increase offshore oil and gas royalties shared between ...

The new leader of Louisiana’s coastal preservation efforts brings a background in the burgeoning field of environmental ...

Not all jewels shine deep-green like emeralds or have the sparkle of diamonds. Some tumble from algae-coated cages in a rush of rock and shell, briny water splashing alongside them onto the boat deck.

Rick Shermerhorn can spend hours slicing and shaping pieces of rocks. When he is finished, those rocks turn into shiny gemstones that become jewelry, wine, bottle stoppers, and even bookmarks.