Mississippi Sound Coalition Blog Archive
Welcome to the Mississippi Sound Coalition blog archive page! Stay informed through insightful articles, informative pieces, and engaging discussions centered around preservation efforts toward the Mississippi Sound. Whether you’re a seasoned Mississippi Sound supporter or a curious newcomer, our blogs offer a valuable resource for appreciating the importance of this unique ecosystem, and the dangers we face if more action is not taken.
Part 1 of 3: Analysis of Excellent New Article on Mississippi River’s Effect on Mississippi Sound
INTRODUCTION: The Times-Picayune and Nola.com in New Orleans published a compelling article on November 26, 2025 by Mike Smith, their acclaimed environmental reporter, entitled: Mississippi River spillways have kept Louisiana dry and safe. That may no longer be enough about the Mississippi River’s effects on the Mississippi Sound. The article
Mississippi Sound Coalition Holds Public Update Meeting
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT:Allison BuchananThe Focus Groupabuchanan@focusgroupms.comCell: (228) 596-3192 Mississippi Sound Coalition Holds Public Update Meeting For assets related to this release visit this Dropbox link. (GULFPORT, Miss., October 2, 2025) – The Mississippi Sound Coalition, led by its Chairman, Marlin Ladner, held a Public Update Meeting on
LSU Professor Releases Annual Study of Gulf Dead Zone Caused by Polluted Mississippi River Water
A NOAA-supported scientific team led by LSU Scientist, Nancy Rabalais, PhD, announced in a press release this week that the Gulf of America hypoxic ‘dead zone’ — an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 4,772 square miles (12,360 square kilometers),
Ezell Leads Bipartisan Coalition Requesting Funding for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study
Representatives Mike Ezell (R-MS) and Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) led a letter with four other Members of Congress to the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development asking them to provide at least $7.5 million for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMRCMS) in the next fiscal year.
Thanks to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) for Questioning Nominee for Asst. Secretary Over Army Corps About Bonnet Carré Spillway
The Mississippi Sound Coalition extends heartfelt appreciation to Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), for his questions about the Bonnet Carré Spillway at a Senate confirmation hearing for President Trump’s nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Adam Telle.
Coalition Issues Urgent Letter to Corps of Engineers
On April 3, 2025, the Mississippi Sound Coalition (MSSC) provided powerful and insightful new commentary to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Coalition prepared the document linked below in response to the Corps’ invitation for comments on the occasion of the Mississippi River Commission’s annual high water inspection trip.
A Gulf Boat Captain Reflects on Deepwater Horizon 15 Years Later
1926, my grandfather, a fisherman by trade, began ferrying locals and tourists out to the Mississippi islands in the Gulf of Mexico on a converted wood oyster schooner. Nearly 100 years later, using my family’s hundred-foot passenger ferry, I’ve continued the business of transporting people across the shallow, brackish Mississippi Sound out to the emerald-green waters of the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
MSSC Asks Corps of Engineers to Do No Harm to Mississippi Sound
On April 3, 2025, the Mississippi Sound Coalition (MSSC) provided powerful and insightful new commentary to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Coalition prepared the document linked below in response to the Corps’ invitation for comments on the occasion of the Mississippi River Commission’s annual high water inspection trip.
Fentanyl Found in Blubber of Mississippi Sound Dolphins, A Troubling Signal
Recent articles reported on a study from Texas A&M University that included an alarming finding: fentanyl and other drugs have been found in bottlenose dolphins in the Mississippi Sound and other parts of the Gulf of Mexico.