Home > Our Offices > Research Stations > Coastal Area > Because of cuts in state funding and to make more efficient use of resources, the LSU AgCenter has closed the Coastal Area Research Station as of July 1, 2011. For more information about the closure, please contact Dr. John Russin, Vice Chancellor for Research, LSU AgCenter. 22193 Highway 23 · Port Sulphur, LA · 70083 Phone: (504) 656-0321 · Fax: (504) 656-7148 About Coastal Area Research Station (CARS) [Image: Coastal Area Research Station] The Coastal Area Research Station’s initial focus was citrus research. Located in Plaquemines Parish near Port Sulphur, the station is now looking at coastal plants and the role these plants have in the state’s fight against coastal erosion. Station researchers are looking at plant varieties such as smooth cordgrass and are trying to select and breed those plants that have the most beneficial characteristics and traits that will help protect or restore areas that have experienced land loss.