The Chef John Folse Culinary Institute is an academic college of Nicholls State University, 906 E 1st St, Thibodaux, Louisiana. Nestled deep in the heart of Cajun and Creole Country, Nicholls is located in close proximity to many major Gulf Coast cities and is just about an hour southwest of the culinary center of New Orleans. The 210-acre campus fronts scenic Bayou Lafourche and is located on land once part of historic Acadia Plantation.