Tulane Louisiana Experts

Explaining the Trump factor in the Louisiana governor's race

President Donald Trump has made no secret of his choice for the next governor of Louisiana – Republican businessman Eddie Rispone.
 
But Brian Brox, an associate professor of political science at Tulane University, says that while Trump has a high approval rating in Louisiana, Rispone winning the governor’s seat is far from a given.
 

Tulane expert available to speak on historic offshore wind sale in the Gulf of Mexico

Tulane University’s Eric Smith, associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute at the A.B. Freeman School of Business and expert on energy markets, including the oil and gas industry and renewable segments, is available to comment on the benefits to Louisiana and Texas from the Department of Interior’s first-ever offshore wind sale in the Gulf of Mexico. Smith can speak on the following: • The importance and benefits of the offshore wind sale to the State of Louisiana, as well as the entire Gulf Coast.

Tulane expert weighs in on potential threats of Mississippi River water levels

The Mighty Mississippi is experiencing historic low water levels due to drought, and that has one expert at Tulane University concerned about what it could mean for the environment, food supplies and drinking water.