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THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Laci Melancon has been named the executive director of the Coastal Center at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an honor to have been selected as the executive director for the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Coastal Center. I was born and raised in Chauvin, and I have witnessed firsthand the land loss crisis that we face along coastal Louisiana and the impacts that land loss has had on our communities over the years. My vision for the Coastal Center is to be the leader in the education and research needed to address coastal issues in the bayou region that will ultimately provide scientific evidence and solutions for the preservation and resiliency of our coast, culture and communities,\u201d said Melancon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Laci has over 20 years of experience in higher education, nonprofit management and private business industry management. She\u2019s served as a academic\/career advisor, director of admissions and adjunct instructor for Fletcher Technical Community College; executive director for CASA of Terrebonne, Inc.; chief administrative officer of Southco Aviation; director of education at Unitech Training Academy-Houma Campus; and and most recently, the program director for the Coastal Technical Assistance Center.<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout her career, Laci has received several honors and achievements, including but not limited to being named the 2006 Outstanding Professional Staff Member of the Year at Fletcher, the 2013 CASA Executive Director of the Year Award by the Louisiana CASA Association, and a 2023 National Certification as a Professional Community and Economic Developer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Laci\u2019s education background includes completing prerequisite coursework at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ before going on to receive her Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in psychology from the University of Houston-Clear Lake.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Coastal Center at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ is a $21 million project under construction on campus at the corner of Colonel Drive and Ardoyne Drive, across from Calecas Hall. The center\u2019s 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 Center will work directly with the <\/span>ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Farm<\/span><\/a>, serving as a testbed for real-world application of the center\u2019s coastal research. <\/span>The Farm is an integral part of the University’s plans to become the center for coastal restoration research in Louisiana.<\/span><\/p>\n

No single institute is going to solve all of the state\u2019s coastal issues. The Coastal Center at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ is designed to foster collaboration among various stakeholders in facilitating an environment that promotes partnerships to restore and preserve our coast.<\/span> To learn more, visit <\/span>www.nicholls.edu\/coastal-center\/<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/b>Monday, December 4, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

MEDIA CONTACT: <\/b>Payton Suire<\/span><\/p>\n

Media Relations & Publications Coordinator,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

985.448.4141<\/span> or <\/span>payton.suire@nicholls.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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