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The communications specialist for the LSU College of the Coast & Environment can assist you with finding information for a story, finding a faculty member who can provide an expert opinion, arranging interviews and finding possible story ideas and photo opportunities. The college also sends out media advisories, press releases and news and feature articles to the media, which you can find below.

Contact Bobbi Parry via email or at (225) 578-6534.

Latest News from CCE

How LSU's College of the Coast & Environment Is Protecting Public Health from Environmental Exposure

In Louisiana, public health is shaped by what's in our environment. Chemical contaminants--often invisible and silent--can have a profound impact on our well-being.

High Salaries and High Success Define LSU CES Class of 2025

The LSU Olinde Career Center has released the outcomes data for the undergraduate Class of 2025, and the results for Coastal Environmental are impressive.

Roger and Dianne Gorsha: From Childhood Adventures to Endowed Scholarship

From the bayous of Morgan City to the halls of LSU, Roger and Dianne Gorsha's lifelong love for Louisiana's natural beauty has inspired a legacy that will shape the future. The LSU College of the Coast & Environment is honored to announce the new Roger A. Gorsha & Dianne M. Fangue Gorsha Endowed Scholarship.

Latest Research from CCE

March 2, 2026

What does the future hold for Louisiana's coastal wetlands? An LSU Team Investigates: Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Associate Professors Tracy Quirk and Matt Hiatt are part of a team of researchers trying to paint a complete picture of how coastal wetlands create land.

February 12, 2026

There's a New Way to Test for Synthetic Opioids. A DES Faculty Member Developed It.: Environmental Sciences' Bikram Subedi has developed the first method to test for synthetic opioids in wastewater.

January 21, 2026

Why do marshes fail during a hurricane? CC&E scientists may have found the answer.: Oceanography & Coastal Sciences Associate Professors Giulio Mariotti and Tracy Quirk have discovered that 82 percent of marsh destroyed by Hurricane Ida was one type: intermediate marsh, dominated by the plant S. pumilus.

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