In the wake of Hurricane Francine, the Lowlander Center was able to set up emergency, portable solar panels at the tribal center for the Grand Caillou/Dulac peoples.

Theresa Dardar (Lowlander Center Board President) and Kristina Peterson (Lowlander Center co-founder) were recently interviewed by Yale Climate Connections on the Pointe-au-Chien Tribe’s rebuilding efforts.

An intern from Harvard College joined Lowlander Center for 2 and a half months this summer. 

For a hot week in August folks gathered in DeRidder, LA to learn and build portable solar units to be used both in blue skies and in disaster situations. Rev. Jerry Egbert and Boksoon Egbert hosted a crew of eager learners from across the coast. At the end of the week, one complete unit was taken away on the back of a pickup truck and delivered to Grand Bayou.

Elder Rosina Philippe, Vice President of the Lowlander Center Board, was recently awarded the Bob Gough Award for Climate Justice in Action. The Bob Gough Award for Climate Justice in Action was created to recognize an individual from within the Rising Voices community for their long-term and dedicated service to climate justice.

The Lowlander Center was recently featured in an article about the effects of climate change on Indigenous groups living in the coastal bayous.

A new report by Naomi Yoder and Sheehan Moore analyzes pollution incidents that occurred directly or indirectly due to Hurricane Ida.

“We are taking this effort . . . so we can maintain the integrity of the community.” – Elder Shirell Parfait-Dardar, Grand Caillou Dulac Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha Choctaw Tribe

Lowlander Center will be a partner in the research hub lead by Haskell Indian Nations University.

Lowlander President Theresa Dardar is featured in an article about indigenous healers, called traiteurs, who are working to preserve knowledge of medicinal plants and traditional healing practices.