Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium

Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium promotes, facilitates and conducts research and education among Louisiana's universities in marine and coastal sciences relevant to the sustainability of coastal and marine environments of the Gulf of Mexico. LUMCON strives to provide innovative models of scientific and educational programs and answers to questions relevant to the national and international stage. In 1979, the Louisiana State Legislature created LUMCON, and 2016 legislation placed LUMCON as a division of the Louisiana Board of Regents. The organization is based in the DeFelice Marine Center in Cocodrie, 85 miles southwest of New Orleans, in the heart of the estuarine wetland complex.