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Photo: Alyssa Becnel

Alyssa Becnel - Oyster Hatchery Farm Specialist

Sea Grant Oyster Hatchery
135 LSU Dr.
Grand Isle, LA 70358
Email: alyssabecnel@lsu.edu
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Hannah Bellone - Communications Coordinator

106 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-2386
Email: habel3@lsu.edu
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Courtney Bergeron - Oyster Hatchery Water Quality Specialist

Sea Grant Oyster Hatchery
135 LSU Dr.
Grand Isle, LA 70358
Email: cberge14@lsu.edu
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Matthew Bethel, Ph.D. - Associate Executive Director of Research

232 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-6345
Email: mbethe3@lsu.edu
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Carl Brasseaux - Sea Grant Scholar

103 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (337) 247-1704
Email: cbrasseaux@lsu.edu
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DeWitt Braud - Sea Grant Scholar

329 Howe-Russell Geoscience
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-6177
Email: dbraud1@lsu.edu
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Thu Bui - Marine Agent, Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Mary, and Vermilion Parishes

LSU AgCenter and LA Sea Grant
Vermilion Parish Office
1105 West Port Street
Abbeville, Louisiana 70510
Cell: 337-251-6662
Phone: (337) 337-898-4335
Fax: (337) 828-0616
Email: TBui@agcenter.lsu.edu

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Rex H. Caffey, Ph.D. - Director of Marine Extension; Professor and Director, Center for Natural Resource Economics & Policy

179 Woodin Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5100
Phone: (225) 578-2393
Fax: (225) 578-2716
Email: rcaffey@agcenter.lsu.edu
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Melissa D. Castleberry - Assistant to the Executive Director

237 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-7797
Email: mdufou1@lsu.edu

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Melissa Trosclair Daigle , J.D. - Research Attorney

218 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-9968
Email: mtrosc2@lsu.edu
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Don Davis - Sea Grant Scholar

240 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-3481
Email: don.lsu.davis@gmail.com
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Dani DiIullo - Director of Education & Engagement

201 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-6448
Email: ddiiullo@lsu.edu

Anne Dugas - Seafood Lab Outreach Operations Coordinator

Seafood Processing Demonstration Lab
P. O. Box 466
Jeanerette, LA 70544-0466
Phone: (337) 276-5527
Fax: (337) 276-9088
Email: annedugas@agcenter.lsu.edu

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Julie Falgout - Seafood Industry Liaison

Terrebonne Parish Extension Office
521 Legion Ave.
Houma, LA 70364
Phone: (985) 873-6495
Email: JFalgout@agcenter.lsu.edu
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Gabriella Flores - Oyster Hatchery Larvae Specialist

Sea Grant Oyster Hatchery
135 LSU Dr.
Grand Isle, LA 70358
Email: gflore9@lsu.edu
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Carol D. Franze - Marine Agent, St. Tammany & Tangipahoa Parishes; Southeast Region

1301 N. Florida Street
Covington, LA 70433
Phone: (985) 875-2635
Email: cfranze@agcenter.lsu.edu

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Mahala 'Haley' Gambill - Area Agent, Southwest Region (Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes)

876 Verret Street
Houma, LA 70360
Phone: (985) 873-6495
Email: mgambill@agcenter.lsu.edu

Albert ‘Rusty’ Gaudé - Marine Agent, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Charles & St. John Parishes

LSU AgCenter
1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite 300
Jefferson, LA 70123
Phone: (504) 736-6519
Fax: (504) 736-6527
Email: agaude@agcenter.lsu.edu

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M.P. Hayes, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor Agricultural & Industrial Water Quality

School of Plant, Environmental & Soil Sciences
Louisiana State University AgCenter
219 Madison B. Sturgis Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-1280
Email: mhayes@agcenter.lsu.edu

Thomas Hymel - Marine Agent, Iberia, St. Martin, Lafayette, Vermilion, St. Landry, & Avoyelles Parishes

LA Cooperative Extension Service
P. O. Box 466
Jeanerette, LA 70544-0466
Phone: (337) 276-5527
Fax: (337) 276-9088
Email: thymel@agctr.lsu.edu

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Roy Kron - Director of Communications

103 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-6564
Email: rkron@lsu.edu

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Conner Lenore, MBA - Assistant Director of Accounting 

124C Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-5236
Email: clenore@lsu.edu
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Kaye Lewis - IT Analyst

114 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-3578
Email: klewis10@lsu.edu
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Michael Liffmann - Sea Grant Scholar

238 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Email: mikelif@lsu.edu
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Julie A. Lively, Ph.D. - Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program

237 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-6710
Email: julieann@lsu.edu

C. Gregory Lutz, Ph.D. - Professor, Specialist, Aquaculture

Aquaculture Research Station
2410 Ben Hur Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70820
Email: GLutz@agcenter.lsu.edu

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Ali McMillan, Ph.D. - Education Coordinator

205 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-2336
Email: aholl68@lsu.edu
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Liz McQuain - Community Science Federal Liaison

206 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
https://seagrantcommunityscience.msi.ucsb.edu/
Phone: (225) 578-9315
Email: lizmcquain@lsu.edu
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Earl Melancon - Sea Grant Scholar

103 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (985) 859-1300
Email: emelancon@lsu.edu

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Wood Oglesby - Alternative Oyster Culture Grants Program Outreach Coordinator

Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Email: roglesby@lsu.edu

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Niki Pace, CFM, J.D., LL.M. - Research Attorney

220 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-6342
Email: nlpace@lsu.edu
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Kelli Palmer - Web Designer

105 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-3772
Email: kpalmer@lsu.edu
Photo: Tiffany Pasco

Tiffany E. Pasco - Better Bycatch Program Manager

Phone: (859) 321-2492
Email: tpasco1@lsu.edu
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Jeffrey Plumlee - Fisheries Specialist

School of Renewable Natural Resources
Louisiana State University AgCenter
334 Renewable Natural Resources Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-4102
Email: jplumlee@agcenter.lsu.edu
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Jordan Poole - Marine Agent Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes

10098 Gulf Hwy
Lake Charles, LA 70607
Phone: (337) 905-1318
Fax: (337) 905-1320
Email: dpoole@agcenter.lsu.edu

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Photo: Robert Ray

Robert Ray - Art Director

104 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-6449
Email: robray@lsu.edu
Photo: Dottie Reid

Dottie Reid - Resilience Engagement Coordinator

227B Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Email: dreid@lsu.edu
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Elizabeth Robinson, Ph.D. - Director, Grand Isle Oyster Research Lab

Sea Grant Oyster Hatchery
135 LSU Dr.
Grand Isle, LA 70358 -
Louisiana State University
233 Sea Grant Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Phone: (225) 578-6510
Email: erobi22@lsu.edu
Image: M'Ryah Robinson headshot

M'Ryah Robinson - Oyster Hatchery Algae Specialist

Sea Grant Oyster Hatchery
135 LSU Drive
Grand Isle, LA 70358
Email: mrobin13@lsu.edu
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Marlesha Ross - Accounting Coordinator

124D Sea Grant Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Email: mross10@lsu.edu

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Dominique Seibert - Extension Agent, Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes

479 F. Edward Hebert Blvd., Suite 201
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Phone: (504) 433-3664
Fax: (504) 934-6975
Email: DSeibert@agcenter.lsu.edu
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Octavia Sims - Education and Outreach Coordinator

202 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Email: sgvolunteers@lsu.edu

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Robert Twilley, Ph.D. - Director Emeritus; Professor, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

Energy, Coast and Environment Building
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Email: rtwilley@lsu.edu

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Vanessa van Heerden, Ph.D. - Engagement Specialist

227C Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-4414
Email: vanheerden1@lsu.edu

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Merritt McCall Walker - Better Bycatch Program Manager

236 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Email: mmccall@lsu.edu

Evelyn Gutierrez Watts - Assistant Professor; Seafood Extension Specialist

School of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Animal & Food Sciences Laboratories
110 LSU Union Square
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: (225) 578-6304
Email: egwatts@agcenter.lsu.edu
James Wilkins

James Wilkins, J.D. - Professor, Director of Law & Policy Program

217 Sea Grant Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7507
Phone: (225) 578-5936
Email: jwilkins@lsu.edu
Photo: Dr. Charles “Chuck” Wilson

Charles Wilson, Ph.D. - Director Emeritus

Email: cwilsonlsu@gmail.com

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