College of the Coast & Environment
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Your Future Awaits
From our location near the mouth of the Mississippi River, the College of the Coast & Environment has a front-row seat to coastal and environmental changes impacting our state, nation, and the world. We see firsthand the effects of stressors such as coastal land loss, pollution, and severe weather. CC&E’s coastal and environmental research advances knowledge about these stressors--and much more--helping to deepen understanding of the ever-changing natural world and its relationship with our lives, livelihoods, and recreation. This research provides sound science so that stakeholders can make informed decisions. Every day, our students work alongside world-renowned multidisciplinary experts, acquiring the skills and abilities necessary to tackle complex coastal environmental challenges.
Our Departments

CC&E by the numbers
$17.5M
in research awards, including HF Radar System
- a 39.5% increase over previous year
355
students
$676K
in philanthropic gifts and pledges
- from 95 donors
Want to know more? See our 23-24 Year-in-Review
CCE News
Plastic water bottles. A broken truck tail light. And a lot of Styrofoam.These are just some of the things LSU students pulled out of the water on a recent river clean-up trip in Memphis, Tennessee. The clean-up was hosted by the environmental nonprofit Living Lands and Waters
Louisiana State University leaders toured an advanced manufacturing facility in Morgan City on February 18th to explore cutting-edge coastal solutions.
Matt Hiatt, an Associate Professor in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, has received the a 2024 Rainmaker Emerging Scholar Award in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
CC&E At Work



