Photos: Exploring the lower Mississippi at the LSU Center for River Studies
The LSU Center for River Studies and Costal Protection and Restoration Authority hosted First Free Sunday where visitors could tour the exhibits and view the 10,000-square-foot Lower Mississippi River Physical model. The model uses data collected by the Army Corps of Engineers along the river at various monitoring stations to help simulate things such as flow and how sediment is transported along the 179 miles that starts at Donaldsonville and ends at the Gulf of Mexico.
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Visitors watch a demonstration of the Lower Mississippi River Physical model during first free Sundays at the LSU Center for River Studies on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The physical model is a 10,000 square foot movable bed physical model that represents the 179-mile stretch from Donaldsonville to the Gulf of Mexico using data from the U.S. Corps of Engineers monitoring stations that are locate along the river. This helps for a better understanding of sediment management of the lower Mississippi.
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A visitor looks over a large diagram showing the many projects by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority during first free Sundays at the LSU Center for River Studies on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Visitor’s Mary Norris and Harden O’Neill use VR headsets for a virtual reality tour of the Louisiana coast during first free Sundays at the LSU Center for River Studies on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Tour Director Nancy Broussard leads visitors through a demonstration of the Lower Mississippi River Physical model during first free Sundays at the LSU Center for River Studies on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The physical model is a 10,000 square foot movable bed physical model that represents the 179-mile stretch from Donaldsonville to the Gulf of Mexico using data from the U.S. Corps of Engineers monitoring stations that are locate along the river. This helps for a better understanding of sediment management of the lower Mississippi.
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Friends Dylan Harlan (left) and Van Hedrick move sand around at the AR Sandbox during first free Sundays at the LSU Center for River Studies on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The AR Sandbox also known as the Shaping Watershed AR Sandbox is a tool to better understand and help promote stewardship of freshwater ecosystems.
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Visitors watch a demonstration of the Lower Mississippi River Physical model during first free Sundays at the LSU Center for River Studies on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The physical model is a 10,000 square foot movable bed physical model that represents the 179-mile stretch from Donaldsonville to the Gulf of Mexico using data from the U.S. Corps of Engineers monitoring stations that are locate along the river. This helps for a better understanding of sediment management of the lower Mississippi.
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The Lucey family poses for a photo in front of the swamp diorama during first free Sundays at the LSU Center for River Studies on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The diorama is of a Coastwise Reference Monitoring System site that is part of the network that collects date along the costal area of the Mississippi River basin.
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Visitors watch a demonstration of the Lower Mississippi River Physical model during first free Sundays at the LSU Center for River Studies on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The physical model is a 10,000 square foot movable bed physical model that represents the 179-mile stretch from Donaldsonville to the Gulf of Mexico using data from the U.S. Corps of Engineers monitoring stations that are locate along the river. This helps for a better understanding of sediment management of the lower Mississippi.
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Visitors watch a demonstration of the Lower Mississippi River Physical model during first free Sundays at the LSU Center for River Studies on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The physical model is a 10,000 square foot movable bed physical model that represents the 179-mile stretch from Donaldsonville to the Gulf of Mexico using data from the U.S. Corps of Engineers monitoring stations that are locate along the river. This helps for a better understanding of sediment management of the lower Mississippi.
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Visitors watch a demonstration of the Lower Mississippi River Physical model during first free Sundays at the LSU Center for River Studies on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The physical model is a 10,000 square foot movable bed physical model that represents the 179-mile stretch from Donaldsonville to the Gulf of Mexico using data from the U.S. Corps of Engineers monitoring stations that are locate along the river. This helps for a better understanding of sediment management of the lower Mississippi.
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Visitors walk through the main exhibit area to see the many informational exhibits of the lower Mississippi River during first free Sundays at the LSU Center for River Studies on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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The Lucey family watch a demonstration of the Lower Mississippi River Physical model during first free Sundays at the LSU Center for River Studies on Sunday, June 2, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The physical model is a 10,000 square foot movable bed physical model that represents the 179-mile stretch from Donaldsonville to the Gulf of Mexico using data from the U.S. Corps of Engineers monitoring stations that are locate along the river. This helps for a better understanding of sediment management of the lower Mississippi.