Steering Committee

The Steering Committee will guide the overall planning to achieve the goals of the State of the Coast.  All partners are represented on the steering committee.

Steering Committee Membership

  • Denise Reed, University of New Orleans
  • Chuck Wilson, Louisiana State University
  • Barb Kleiss, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/ LCA S&T
  • Rick Raynie, Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration/ LACES
  • Scott Wilson, U.S. Geological Survey
  • John Lopez, Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation
  • Steven Peyronnin, Coalition To Restore Coastal Louisiana
  • Andy Nyman, Louisiana State University
  • Jeffrey Duplantis, ASCE Baton Rouge Chapter President