Delta Dispatches

Delta Dispatches

Restore the Mississippi River Delta

Episodes 201
Avg. Duration 42m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.8 (29)
Since Mar 2017
Latest Episode Sep 2025

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About This Podcast

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.

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The Rising Generation: Future Leaders of Coastal Louisiana

Sep 25, 2025 33m Transcript

In the final episode of Delta Dispatches 2.0, host Simone interviews two young rising leaders in coastal restoration, Kylie Miller and Franziska Trautmann. The episode delves into their backgrounds,…

Reconnecting the River (Parishes): Revitalizing Louisiana’s Largest Swamp and Focusing on the People of the Parishes

Sep 18, 2025 29m Transcript

In this episode of Delta Dispatches, hosts Simone Maloz engages with Brad Miller from Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and Kristi Trail from Pontchartrain Conservancy. Brad Miller delves…

Milestone Moments: Celebrating 200 Episodes with Delta Dispatches

Sep 11, 2025 59m Transcript

In the 200th episode of Delta Dispatches, host Simone Maloz celebrates this milestone by welcoming special guests to discuss the crucial work of restoring Louisiana's coast. Simone is joined by…

Revitalizing the Bayou Region

Sep 04, 2025 50m Transcript

In this episode of Delta Dispatches, host Simone Maloz discusses the importance of coastal restoration in Louisiana's Bayou Region with Bren Haase, Program Director at Barataria-Terrebonne National…

Reflecting on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Impact, Lessons and the Future

Aug 21, 2025 50m Transcript

In this episode of Delta Dispatches, host Simone Maloz, Campaign Director for Restore the Mississippi River Delta, reflects on the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, emphasizing the…

From Plans to Projects: How Coastal Restoration Actually Happens

Aug 14, 2025 40m Transcript

In this episode of Delta Dispatches, Simone talks with Allie Olsonoski of the Environmental Defense Fund and Katie Freer from the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) about the…

Caring for Coastal Communities: Conversations with Charles Allen and Arthur Johnson

Aug 07, 2025 50m Transcript

In this episode of Delta Dispatches, host Simone Maloz discusses Louisiana’s coastal restoration efforts, featuring conversations with Charles Allen and Arthur Johnson. Charles Allen, Community…

Back to the Bayou: Why the Coast Still Matters

Jul 31, 2025 45m Transcript

In the return episode of Delta Dispatches, host Simone Maloz is joined by Dr. Alisha Renfro and Steve Cochran to discuss Louisiana’s coast, its people, wildlife and jobs, and why restoring it…

See Ya Later, Alligator

Sep 22, 2022 55m

In today's episode of Delta Dispatches, we say goodbye to host Jacques Hebert, who leaves the show, and the Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition to become the Communication Director for the…

From Headwaters to the (Delta) Dispatches:

Jul 14, 2022 35m

Today’s episode explores the other end of the Mighty Mississippi by welcoming Trevor Russell, Water Program Director with Friends of the Mississippi River. Based in Minnesota, Russell paints a…

Exploring a Living Lab on Louisiana’s Coast

Jul 07, 2022 38m

Christopher Esposito, Ph.D., Research Scientist with The Water Institute of the Gulf, joins the podcast to discuss his journey from being an educator in a New Orleans math classroom to a leading…

“River Hero” Arthur J. Johnson on Community Resilience and Coastal Restoration

Jun 30, 2022 42m

On this week’s podcast, Jacques is joined by Arthur J. Johnson, CEO, of the Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development (CSED). Arthur was recently recognized by the River…

Paddling the Mighty Mississippi with John Ruskey

Jun 09, 2022 46m

This week, Jacques spoke with John Ruskey, one of the most knowledgeable river guides and paddlers of the Mississippi River. John shares his life experiences gathered from over 40 years paddling the…

2022 Hurricane Season with Steve Caparotta

Jun 01, 2022 26m

With the start of Atlantic hurricane season, Simone and Jacques bring back one of Louisiana's most trusted weathermen, WAFB's Steve Caparotta, to talk about storm season, how to stay prepared and his…

Storm Sweep 2022 with Kristi Trail

May 26, 2022 27m

With summer fast approaching, Jacques and Simone (united once again!) sit down with Kristi Trail, Executive Director of Pontchartrain Conservancy (PC). Kristi is excited to be in person with events…

The 2022 Coastal Stewardship Awards

May 06, 2022 49m

This week Simone is joined by James Karst, Communication Director for the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) to talk about all their exciting work in 2022 including next week's Coastal…

Bren Haase Highlights A Milestone Investment in Louisiana's Coast

Mar 31, 2022 39m

On today’s Delta Dispatches, we chat with long-time friend of the show and Executive Director of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Bren Haase! Bren talks through an exciting…

A Coastal Convo. with The Lost Bayou Ramblers' Louis Michot

Mar 17, 2022 40m

On today's episode of Delta Dispatches, Jacques chats with Grammy-award winning musician Louis Michot! Louis discusses how his upbringing in Louisiana's Cajun country shaped his love of the…

Re-engineering the Mississippi Delta

Mar 10, 2022 1h 4m

After a quick introduction by Jacques and Simone, we replay a recent episode from the American Shoreline Podcast! Hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham turn their attention to the dynamic…

A Visit to the New Canal Lighthouse:

Feb 24, 2022 32m

On this episode, Jacques speaks with Kate Tannian, Visitor Services Manager, for Pontchartrain Conservancy about the history and program offerings of the conservancy’s New Canal Lighthouse. From a…

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Delta Dispatches has published 201 episodes since March 2017, covering topics in Government, Natural Sciences.

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