LSU Coastal Studies Institute

LSU Coastal Studies Institute Interdisciplinary institute for coastal science and engineering research and education, at Louisiana State University

We are an interdisciplinary team of >100 scientists, engineers, technicians, and students from five colleges and schools at Louisiana State University. We are engaged in research and educational study of coastal environments and shelf seas, including physical processes that control evolution of coasts and river deltas.

02/26/2026
02/26/2026
08/12/2025

The iconic Mississippi River Delta is of enormous importance to the country, especially near the Gulf Coast. It's an economic engine and a key wildlife habit...

Motivated for glass recycling and coastal restoration? Convert crushed glass to sand for Louisiana coastal restoration p...
05/06/2025

Motivated for glass recycling and coastal restoration? Convert crushed glass to sand for Louisiana coastal restoration projects. See attached flyer for glass recycling in LSU energy, coast and environment building.

04/24/2025

Louisiana’s coastal waters will soon be a little safer, thanks to LSU’s new, NOAA-funded High Frequency Radar system.

HF Radar measures sea surface currents and waves, providing near-real time monitoring capabilities up to approximately 100 miles off the coast.

LSU researchers from Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, LSU Geology & Geophysics and the LSU Coastal Studies Institute recently tested out one of the new antennae in Buras and Grand Isle.

Learn more: https://www.lsu.edu/cce/mediacenter/news/2023/9/hfradar.php

From CSI fellow Dr. Nan Walker:In preparation for the developing potential hurricane, below is a link to the LSU's Earth...
09/11/2024

From CSI fellow Dr. Nan Walker:
In preparation for the developing potential hurricane, below is a link to the LSU's Earth Scan Lab near "real'' time (NRT) atmospheric water v***r animation which shows the developing storm in the southwest Gulf of Mexico. Our website offers these animations 24-hours/day (updated automatically) so that you can keep up with the storm's motion. Regarding the Gulf, a warm core eddy is located near 26 N, 94.5 W and will be a source of ocean energy for intensification, if atmospheric conditions are also favorable. Our sea surface temperature imagery has been cloudy for most of the last week, but I am expecting an update on the position of the warm core eddy this morning and will pass on to you.
https://www.esl.lsu.edu/static/animations/goes/atmospheric/CONUS_WV_loop.gif

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