CPEX Meets LUMCON

We’ve all heard the alarming statistic: Louisiana loses a
football field of coastline every 30 minutes. And we know a lot
of money and resources is being put towards the problem. But, is
it too late to really change the trajectory we’re on? And what
does that mean for where Louisiana’s citizens will live in the
years to come?


LUMCON


Dr. Craig McLain is Executive Director of the Louisiana
Universities Marine Consortium, or LUMCON, a research institute
based on the coast that promotes, facilitates and conducts
research in marine and coastal sciences relevant to the
sustainability of coastal and marine environments in the Gulf of
Mexico. That includes areas dealing not only with coastal loss
and restoration, but the impact humans have on coastal and marine
systems, and the intersection between the physical, chemical and
biological environments.


Craig has been at the helm of LUMCON since 2016, and is a
nationally recognized marine, ecological and evolutionary
biologist with more than 60 published articles  to his name
and a top-rated ocean-themed blog and social network, Deep Ocean
News, which has been featured in local and national media
outlets. 


CPEX


Camille Manning Broome is President and CEO of the Center for
Planning Excellence, a nonprofit organization that was founded in
2006 to coordinate urban, rural, and regional planning efforts in
Louisiana and promote a smart growth approach to development,
which means advocating for things like walkable communities, bike
lanes, mass transit and access to fresh food. Under Camille’s
leadership, CPEX has shifted its focus toward issues related to
climate change, and what that means for Louisiana’s vulnerable
sinking coastline and vulnerable population. Camille has been at
CPEX for more than a decade. She became president and CEO in 2018
and has strengthened the organization’s focus on the intersection
of climate change, equity and health.


Photos from this show by Jill Lafleur are at our website. And
check out more lunchtime  conversation about conservation.


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