State of the Coast Conference
May 20 - 22, 2025
Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana’s coast is where science builds community for global solutions.
At LSU, we bring together science, people, and communities to address the pressing coastal challenges facing Louisiana today and the world tomorrow. Our faculty, students, and staff are dedicated to protecting and preserving the culture, commerce, and biodiversity that thrive in and near our waterways.
Visit LSU in booth 139 at the State of the Coast Conference to explore opportunities for collaboration. Learn how our research, special projects, and talent development support industry, government, and communities across Louisiana. We’re excited to introduce you to our coastal experts, students, alumni, and capabilities, and we look forward to exploring potential partnerships with you and your organization.
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Home to more than 200 scientists with published research on coastal topics, LSU boasts the largest group of coastal experts in Louisiana. This multidisciplinary expertise spans colleges, centers, and institutes facilitating collaborative approaches to solving critical coastal issues.
Research Teams in Action
The Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) and LSU Vet Med joined forces the week of April 7 for the 15th annual LSART Animal Responder Boot Camp. This hands-on training event strengthens disaster response skills for veterinary professionals, students and emergency responders across Louisiana, marking 15 years of collaboration between LSART and LSU Vet Med in advancing disaster response education.
CC&E student researchers are getting their hands dirty as they learn more about Louisiana's newest coastal denizens, the black mangroves.
LSU and Tulane are leading the Mississippi River Delta Transition Initiative to chart a new course for the future of the region where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico, an area both crucial to commerce and among the most vulnerable in the world.
CC&E researchers have built a tool that can help decision-makers confront urban blight while building flood resilience.
Recent research from the E. J. Ourso College of Business is helping create the gameplan needed to save Louisiana's coastline, starting with the workforce. How do we build the labor force necessary to help save our coast, and what skills do they need to bring to bear?
As the 2024 hurricane season approached, LSU Vet Med held its annual weeklong Disaster Training and Response Boot Camp with LSART. This program provides training for animal safety in disaster situations and teaches core skills including evacuation procedures, large animal rescue, emergency management, shelter operations, slack water rescue, biosecurity, planning, and safety.
LSU Is Committed to the Coast
