StateoftheCoast2023

More than 1,200 people joined us at State of the Coast in late May and early June, making it one of the most successful conferences we have hosted to date. We are already beginning the planning process for 2025.

The conference facilitated six side meetings; 216 oral presentations within 49 moderated sessions, including 36 student oral presentations; 40 panel discussions; 78 poster presentations, including 33 student posters; and seven film sessions, including 10 films and a poetry reading. Highlights of the conference included opening remarks from Kimberly Reyher of CRCL, Chip Kline of the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and Gov. John Bel Edwards; speeches from author Mike Tidwell, White House adviser Mitch Landrieu and Rep. Garret Graves.; and the Women’s Coastal Leadership Breakfast with moderator Dr. Lauren Alexander Augustine and panelists Courtney McGeachy, Dr. Amanda Tritinger, Jean Cowan and Camille Manning-Broome.

This was the most comprehensive iteration of the State of the Coast conference yet It was an honor to host this exchange of ideas, and we hope everyone left the Convention Center ready to engage in restoration for the future of our coast. Thank you to our partners, staff, sponsors, volunteers and attendees for an invigorating week. We’ll see y’all in 2025! Post-event resources including presentation slides and films are available here.