Lafourche Parish President Charlotte Randolph and Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet joined ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ President Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Laynie Barrilleaux on Saturday, Oct. 23, to pay tribute to members of the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ community who provided services in the aftermath of the gulf oil spill.
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ faculty, staff and students – as well as members of the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program (BTNEP), based at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ – received name recognition during halftime of the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ vs. Central Arkansas football game. Post-disaster services performed by the honorees included research; transportation and cleanup of marine life; seafood safety monitoring; and expert recovery guidance. Many honorees remain engaged in long-term efforts to help restore Louisiana’s wetlands. Pictured from left are Barrilleaux; John Ringstad, David Walkley and Gerald Ford, BP community outreach team members for Lafourche Parish; Dr. Jim Baker, assistant professor of chemistry; Shelley Sparks, BTNEP media coordinator; Meredith McKoin, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ student and BTNEP student worker; Alma Robichaux BTNEP education coordinator; Dr. Gary LaFleur, associate professor of biological sciences; Dr. Aaron Pierce, assistant professor of biological sciences; Dr. Allyse Ferrara, associate professor of biological sciences; Dr. Quenton Fontenot, associate professor of biological sciences and coordinator of the marine and environmental biology graduate program; Claudet; Randolph; and Hulbert. For additional information about BTNEP, go to .