{"id":87,"date":"2019-07-29T21:40:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T21:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/coastal-center\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2024-05-06T19:06:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T19:06:09","slug":"coastal-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/coastal-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"87\" class=\"elementor elementor-87\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3208b798 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3208b798\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-289711f0\" data-id=\"289711f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e65f042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e65f042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Providing scientific and engineering solutions for Louisiana\u2019s Coast &amp; the next generation of coastal scientists and stewards.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2142afe3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2142afe3\" 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Authority, to implement Louisiana\u2019s Coastal Master Plan.<\/li><li>support studies focused on culture, cohesiveness, and resilience of coastal communities.<\/li><li>train new generations of coastal scientists and coastal stewards through educational programming for 8-16+ students.<\/li><li>support coastal protection and restoration efforts of both professionals and volunteers through development and extension of best practices through outreach.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd99cf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd99cf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Beginning in 1948, with the campus\u2019 conception, Nicholls has always had strong ties to the coast and community that has been expounded upon to this day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4842b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4842b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/coastal-center\/commitment-to-the-coast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VIEW THE 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