THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - Nicholls State is creating a new coastal studies center.
The Courier reports the center will focus its studies on the Terrebonne and Atchafalaya basins, creating models to aid coastal protection projects in the region.
Gov. John Bel Edwards, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority head Chip Kline and Nicholls President Jay Clune signed a memorandum of understanding Monday to make the newly formed partnership official.
Clune says the partnership is “vitally important” as Nicholls’ student body largely comes from Houma, Raceland and Grand Isle areas that are in jeopardy due to land loss and coastal erosion issues.
No timeline for the creation of the center has been provided.
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Information from: The Courier, http://www.houmatoday.com
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