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LSU Center For River Studies
Posted on 5/10/18 at 11:59 am
Posted on 5/10/18 at 11:59 am
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Anyone check this place out yet? I was in BR for an event yesterday and we were invited to go take a tour.
The first floor is a small but very informative museum about how the MS river delta was formed and what types of coastal restoration projects have been done, will be done, and what will happen if nothing is done.
They have a small theater where they show a little video.
Then they take you upstairs to view the river model. It is unlike anything I have ever seen. A massive working model of the MS river and all the canals, branches, wetlands, bayous, etc. State of the art projectors above it allow various images to be placed on it. The gages in the model are the same locations as in the real life gages. They basically shoot water and sendiment into this thing and see what happens. One hour is one year.
I don't think it is open to the public yet. But if you get a chance to check it out, do so.
Anyone check this place out yet? I was in BR for an event yesterday and we were invited to go take a tour.
The first floor is a small but very informative museum about how the MS river delta was formed and what types of coastal restoration projects have been done, will be done, and what will happen if nothing is done.
They have a small theater where they show a little video.
Then they take you upstairs to view the river model. It is unlike anything I have ever seen. A massive working model of the MS river and all the canals, branches, wetlands, bayous, etc. State of the art projectors above it allow various images to be placed on it. The gages in the model are the same locations as in the real life gages. They basically shoot water and sendiment into this thing and see what happens. One hour is one year.
I don't think it is open to the public yet. But if you get a chance to check it out, do so.
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Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:01 pm to LSUFanHouston
It flows down hill. What's to study?
In all seriousness that sounds pretty cool.
In all seriousness that sounds pretty cool.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:01 pm to LSUFanHouston
just waiting on the trolly to hitch a ride over there from campus.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:01 pm to LSUFanHouston
Water Campus doin' work
A Top 10 Water Campus in the World
A Top 10 Water Campus in the World
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:01 pm to LSUFanHouston
They’re studying the feasibility of another lazy river
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:03 pm to LSUFanHouston
It will be better when we get the transfer professor from Ohio State.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:04 pm to Displaced
quote:
It flows down hill. What's to study?
They can open and close various diversions and bayous. They can change salinity levels. All kinds of stuff, to basically model what projects will help and what are a waste of money / actually will make things worse.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:07 pm to dgnx6
The Mighty Mississippi indeed
This post was edited on 5/10/18 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:11 pm to LSUFanHouston
When do they plan to open to the public?
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:13 pm to LSUFanHouston
Now wait just a minute. Are you telling me that LSU, a public Louisiana university with influences from the state government, did something intelligent, groundbreaking, and helpful?
There's no sarcasm in this statement. I'm fricking shocked.
There's no sarcasm in this statement. I'm fricking shocked.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:14 pm to dgnx6
quote:
just waiting on the trolly to hitch a ride over there from campus
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:15 pm to Displaced
quote:
It flows down hill. What's to study?
The crazy things we try to do to it and how to stop Georgia from stealing water.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:17 pm to Displaced
Chicago river flows backwards, just sayin’
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:19 pm to LSUFanHouston
It was a joke, cocksneeze.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:22 pm to jlovel7
quote:
Now wait just a minute. Are you telling me that LSU, a public Louisiana university with influences from the state government, did something intelligent, groundbreaking, and helpful?
LSU, a public Louisiana university, in partnership with a state agency, CPRA
You have to see it if you can. My mind was blown.
the only thing I can think of is this: The entire concept of sustainability / coastal restoration is relatively new. So it doesn't have to deal with the baggage of decades of incompetence that most state agencies / university activities deal with. There is no SUNO involved, there are no lowly educated employees who have been working there for 35 years, etc.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 12:22 pm to LSUFanHouston
We did the network and AV cabling in that building. Got to watch the model being built, put together and tested. It's pretty damn awesome.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 1:01 pm to LSUFanHouston
I'd like to visit that.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 1:12 pm to LSUFanHouston
I have also had a chance to go for a meeting there. Very cool. I like how they are changing the landscape in that area. I like the development but not sure how long it will be before the apartments go to crap. They will probably be Section 8 housing before too long.
Posted on 5/10/18 at 1:40 pm to LSUFanHouston
Does anyone know how many state and federal tax dollars were spent on this boondoggle?
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