{"id":9161,"date":"2023-05-26T12:11:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T17:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=9161"},"modified":"2023-05-30T12:25:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T17:25:16","slug":"nicholls-hosted-exclusive-screening-of-hurricane-ida-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/26\/nicholls-hosted-exclusive-screening-of-hurricane-ida-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Hosted Exclusive Screening of Hurricane Ida Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"
THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 <\/span>ÐÓ°É´«Ã½<\/span> <\/a>hosted an exclusive screening of its documentary <\/span>\u201cResurgence: From Ida to Recovery”<\/span> on Thursday, May 25, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Talbot Hall\u2019s Mary and Al Danos Theater. The invitation-only event included the film screening, a coastal expert panel and a networking reception sponsored by Entergy.<\/span><\/p>\n The film follows <\/span>Hurricane Ida<\/span><\/a> through the eyes of those in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Grand Isle, featuring stories from residents, government officials, community leaders and meteorologists. The documentary was produced by ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ with a grant from the <\/span>Bayou Community Foundation\u2019s<\/span> <\/a>Bayou Recovery Fund for Hurricane Ida Relief.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As the fifth-largest storm ever to hit the United States and with max wind speeds of 150 mph, the Category 4 hurricane made landfall on the 16th anniversary of <\/span>Hurricane Katrina<\/span><\/a>, bringing devastating winds and storm surge to Louisiana\u2019s coastal regions. Ida is the second most-damaging hurricane to hit Louisiana since Katrina in 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n Since 1935, the <\/span>Barataria-Terrebonne<\/span><\/a> basins have lost about 600,000 acres of land. Louisiana loses a football field of coastal islands and wetlands every 100 minutes and has experienced the highest rate of wetlands loss in the country, accounting for 80% of the nation\u2019s coastal wetland loss, with more than 2,000 square miles turned to open water, an area roughly the size of Delaware.<\/span><\/p>\n To preserve and protect the coast from future storms, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ is set to open its Coastal Center, with a groundbreaking slated for fall 2023. The $21 million project will be located on the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ campus at the corner of Colonel Drive and Ardoyne Drive, across from Calecas Hall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The collaborative space will allow scientists from all over the state and beyond, including those from <\/span>Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>the Water Institute of the Gulf <\/span><\/a>and ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ <\/span>biological sciences<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>geomatics<\/span><\/a> departments, to collaborate and advance research to repair and rebuild the state\u2019s receding coastline.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Coastal Center will work directly with the <\/span>Bayou Region Incubator<\/span><\/a> to help create jobs and small businesses specific to the coastal community. The 227-acre <\/span>ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Farm<\/span><\/a> will serve as a testbed for real-world application of the center\u2019s coastal research.<\/span><\/p>\n