“Water Use and Louisiana’s Data Center Buildout.” An issue brief by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. September 1, 2026.

Mark S. Davis, “Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina and the failures of the federal levees: Are we there yet?” Series: The New Orleans Index at Twenty. Brookings Institution & The Data Center. July 2025. 

Haley Gentry and Lyla Klein, “Lessening Uncertainty: Pathways for State and Local Governments to Improve Water Management in the Mississippi River Corridor.” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. March 14, 2025. 

Haley Gentry and Katherine Moreland, “The Powers That Be: Exploring State and Local Governments’ Ability to Impact Water Management in the Mississippi River Corridor.” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. February 14, 2025.

Ximena De Obaldía and Ella Nyquist, “A Glass Half Empty of Promises: Water as a Human Right in the Americas.” An issue paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. December 6, 2024. 

Haley Gentry and Navya Kolli, “Federal Lands in the Mississippi River Corridor: Planning for the Water Rights and Needs of Tribal and Non-Tribal Reservations.” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. August 6, 2024. 

1. Appendix 1: Tribal Reservations in the Mississippi River Corridor
2. Appendix 2: National Wildlife Refuges in the Mississippi River Corridor
3. Appendix 3: National Parks, Monuments, and Forests in the Mississippi River Corridor

Haley Gentry, Adina Weizman, James R. Nieset, “Climate Crisis and Insurance in Louisiana: Beyond the Last Resort.” An issue paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. July 10, 2024

​Haley Gentry, “Offshore Wind in Louisiana Waters: Legal Framework for Environmental Review.” A report by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy and the National Wildlife Federation. May 20, 2024.

Haley Gentry, “The Fallout of Clean Water Act Administration in a Post-Sackett Regulatory Landscape.” An issue paper update by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. October 27, 2023. 

Haley Gentry, “Navigating the Legal Authorities of the Mississippi River: An Introduction to Key Players and Concepts.” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. July 27, 2023.

Isabel Englehart, “Mississippi River Nutrient Management: Options for Interstate Collaboration.” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. May 16, 2023.

Isabel Englehart, “Capitalizing on Coastal Carbon: the Role of a Blue Carbon Market in Louisiana’s Response to Climate Change and Coastal Land Loss.” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. UPDATED June 30, 2023.

Kristen M. Hilferty, Mark S. Davis, and James R. Nieset, “Rights, Duties, and Opportunities–Coastal Conservation, Restoration, and Protection in a Shape-Shifting Coast.” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. January 25, 2023.

​Haley Gentry, “Supreme Consequences: Anticipating Barriers to Clean Water Act Administration at the Federal and State Levels Following Sackett v. EPA.” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. January 18, 2023.

​Portia Mastin, “Mississippi River Nutrient Management Run-Down: An Introduction to Louisiana’s Policy and Legal Options for Nutrient Reduction.” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. July 19, 2021. 

Thuy Le, Portia Mastin, “Notes on the Water-Related Sections of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Draft Environmental Impact Statement.” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. May 13, 2021.

Portia Mastin, Mark S. Davis, and Christopher Dalbom, “Shelter from the Storm: How Much Hurricane Protection is Authorized for the New Orleans Area?” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. November 13, 2020.

Ryan Anderson, Christopher Dalbom, Mark Davis, Kristen Hilferty,  and James R. Nieset, “Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances(PFAS):Background Regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s Proposalto Regulate PFOA and PFOS.” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. May 29, 2020.

Mark S. Davis, Scott Hemmerling, Kristen Hilferty, and Christopher Dalbom, “Finding the Means: Investment and Adaptation in Vulnerable Communities.” An Issue Paper of the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy and the Water Institute of the Gulf. July 19, 2019.

​​​Katherine Van Marter, Mark S. Davis, and Christopher Dalbom, “Investment in Coastal Communities: Financing Options for Coastal Protection and Restoration in Louisiana.” A part of Financing the Future, a continuing series of white papers by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. June 26, 2018.

​Katherine Van Marter, N. Dean Boyer, and Mark S. Davis, “Insurability of Coastal Communities: Financing Options for Coastal Protection and Restoration in Louisiana.” A part of Financing the Future, a continuing series of white papers by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. February 27, 2018. 

​Mark S. Davis and N. Dean Boyer, “Financing Options for Coastal Protection and Restoration in Louisiana” (“Financing the Future III”). The third in an occasional series of white papers by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. January 18, 2017.

​Mark S. Davis, Harry Vorhoff, and N. Dean Boyer, “Turning Coastal Restoration and Protection Plans into Realities: How Much Is Currently Funded?” (“Financing the Future II”). The second in an occasional series of white papers by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. November 5, 2015.

​Mark S. Davis and John Barry, “Doubling Down: Getting to Resilience in New Orleans”, a chapter in The State of Black New Orleans: 10 Years Post Katrina by the Urban League of Greater New Orleans. August 2015.

Christopher Dalbom, Scott Hemmerling, and Joshua Lewis. “Community Resettlement Prospects in Southeast Louisiana: A Multidisciplinary Exploration of Legal, Cultural, and Demographic Aspects of Moving Individuals and Communities.” a white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. September 23, 2014.

Residents’ Summary – English
Resumen de los Residentes – Español
TỔNG KẾT CƯ TRÚ – Tiếng Việt
គសចក្តីសគងេបអំពីលំគៅដ្ឋឋន១ – ភាសាខ្មែរ

New Finding of Facts and Conclusions of Law from Deepwater Horizon Trial Finds BP was Grossly Negligent & is Exposed to Clean Water Act Penalties at a Higher Rate. A summary sheet from the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy, September 5, 2014.

Mark S. Davis, John Driscoll, and Harry Vorhoff. “Financing the Future: Turning Coastal Restoration and Protection Plans Into Realities: The Cost of Comprehensive Coastal Restoration and Protection” the first in an occasional series of white papers by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. August 18, 2014. 

Jordan Diamond, Teresa Chan, and Christopher Dalbom “Funding Deepwater Horizon Restoration & Recovery: How Much, Going Where, For What?” A white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy and the Environmental Law Institute. May 7, 2014.

“Promise, Purpose, and Challenge: Putting the RESTORE Act into Context for the Communities and Ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico,” a white paper by the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy. April 8, 2013. 

Mark Davis, To the Heart of the Matter:  Coastal Restoration and the Future of New Orleans.  Published by the Brookings Institution and the New Orleans Community Data Center as part of their New Orleans at Five project, (August 2010).   

Mark Davis Security, Resilience and Opportunity:  Planning For Water in Louisiana.  An Issue Paper of the Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law and Policy, January 28, 2010.