The FIRST Louisiana State S&T plan, developed collaboratively by research leaders undert
he leadership of Dr. Les Guice and formally adopted by the Board of Regents in January 2010, builds on Louisiana’s long history of strategic investments to provide direction for the next fifteen years. An update to the plan was approved by the Regents in January 2024, driven by the vision that Louisiana’s higher education institutions will catalyze new technology-based investments, education a highly skilled STEM workforce, and drive the State’s technology-based innovation ecosystem.
FIRST Louisiana 2030: Fostering Innovation through Research in Science and Technology in Louisiana