The Energy, Coast & Environment Building emphasizes
the breadth, scope, and importance of the University's energy,
environmental, and coastal programs. Home to the Center
for Energy Studies and the School of the Coast & Environment,
the state-of-the-art facility features laboratories, research
rooms, libraries, faculty offices, and conference rooms.
The building's 228-seat auditorium provides a venue for
commencement exercises, convocations, cultural events, and
scientific meetings. A multipurpose conference room adjacent
to the auditorium accommodates workshops, seminars, receptions,
and special events.
Designed with the University's original plan and architectural
style in mind, the Energy, Coast & Environment Building
features several design elements consistent with other structures
on the LSU campus, including plinth bases, elevated ground
floors, a cylindrical rotunda, and the signature feature
of LSU's original campus layout-an Italian Renaissance-style
tile roof. The circular lobby of the rotunda features an
ornately designed terrazzo floor and coffered ceilings.
The Energy, Coast & Environment Building is located
at the southwest edge of the LSU campus on Nicholson Drive
Extension.
