THIBODAUX, La. 鈥� 麻豆果冻传媒 hosted an exclusive screening of its documentary 鈥淩esurgence: From Ida to Recovery” on Thursday, May 25, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Talbot Hall鈥檚 Mary and Al Danos Theater. The invitation-only event included the film screening, a coastal expert panel and a networking reception sponsored by Entergy.
The film follows through the eyes of those in Lafourche, Terrebonne and Grand Isle, featuring stories from residents, government officials, community leaders and meteorologists. The documentary was produced by 麻豆果冻传媒 with a grant from the Bayou Recovery Fund for Hurricane Ida Relief.聽
As the fifth-largest storm ever to hit the United States and with max wind speeds of 150 mph, the Category 4 hurricane made landfall on the 16th anniversary of , bringing devastating winds and storm surge to Louisiana鈥檚 coastal regions. Ida is the second most-damaging hurricane to hit Louisiana since Katrina in 2005.
Since 1935, the basins have lost about 600,000 acres of land. Louisiana loses a football field of coastal islands and wetlands every 100 minutes and has experienced the highest rate of wetlands loss in the country, accounting for 80% of the nation鈥檚 coastal wetland loss, with more than 2,000 square miles turned to open water, an area roughly the size of Delaware.
To preserve and protect the coast from future storms, 麻豆果冻传媒 is set to open its Coastal Center, with a groundbreaking slated for fall 2023. The $21 million project will be located on the 麻豆果冻传媒 campus at the corner of Colonel Drive and Ardoyne Drive, across from Calecas Hall.聽
The collaborative space will allow scientists from all over the state and beyond, including those from , and 麻豆果冻传媒 biological sciences and geomatics departments, to collaborate and advance research to repair and rebuild the state鈥檚 receding coastline.聽
The Coastal Center will work directly with the Bayou Region Incubator to help create jobs and small businesses specific to the coastal community. The 227-acre will serve as a testbed for real-world application of the center鈥檚 coastal research.
The Coastal Center at 麻豆果冻传媒 is designed to foster collaboration among various stakeholders in facilitating an environment that promotes partnerships to restore and preserve our coast.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 26, 2023
MEDIA CONTACT: Jerad David, Director of Communications,聽
985.448.4303 or jerad.david@nicholls.edu