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Ross Takes Accounting Coordinator Role

January 14th, 2025 by Kelli Palmer

Baton Rouge native Marlesha Ross has joined Louisiana Sea Grant as an accounting coordinator. Ross graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in coastal environmental science. She comes to LSG from the Louisiana Geological Survey, where she worked as an assistant to the director. Ross looks forward to the challenge of accounting […]

Palmer Joins LSG as Web Designer

January 14th, 2025 by Kelli Palmer

Louisiana Sea Grant welcomes Kelli Palmer as its new web designer. A Baton Rouge native, Palmer earned her Master of Arts degree in mass communication from Southern University. She worked for the Louisiana State University Manship School of Mass Communications as a communications and media relations manager before leaving to start her own business. After […]

Louisiana Regional Fisheries Summit 2025: Freshwater Impacts in the Pontchartrain Basin Call for Infographics Competition Louisiana Sea Grant will host their Louisiana Regional Fisheries Summit 2025: Freshwater Impacts in the Pontchartrain Basin on March 25, 2025. As part of the Summit, there will be an infographic session where students will display their work and briefly […]

Fisheries Summit to be March 25 in Slidell

January 6th, 2025 by Kelli Palmer

The Louisiana Regional Fisheries Summit: Freshwater Impacts in the Pontchartrain Basin for the commercial and recreation-for-hire fishing industries will be Tuesday, March 25, at the Slidell Municipal Auditorium, 2056 Second Street. Doors to the free event will open at 9 a.m., and the Summit will conclude at 3:45 p.m.  Topics at the Summit will include:  […]

Education-Focused Projects Funded

December 17th, 2024 by mdufour

Louisiana Sea Grant has funded three, one-year grants aimed at increasing environmental literacy and workforce development. The maximum award was $50,000, with a 50 percent match from project researchers. Funded projects are designed to explore activities that increase environmental literacy and/or help build a diverse, skilled workforce to address future coastal challenges. The projects are: […]

Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) education coordinator Ali McMillan has been named one of 13 Early-Career Research Fellows by the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. The Early-Career Research Fellowships program – broken into an Environmental Protection and Stewardship track and an Education Research track – supports emerging scientific leaders as they […]

Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) will host its third SciComm Summit Nov. 14-15 at the University of New Orleans (UNO). The free, two-day science communication event – organized by graduate students, for graduate students – is designed to enhance research communication skills. Sessions will focus on effective mentorship, grant writing, fellowship applications, communicating through social media, […]

Oyster Hatchery Farm Specialist Begins

November 8th, 2024 by mdufour

Alyssa Becnel is the newest Louisiana Sea Grant oyster hatchery farm specialist on Grand Isle. Born in Thibodaux, her family moved to Nacogdoches, Texas, when she was young. Becnel graduated from the University of North Texas in December of 2023 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in chemistry. After completing […]