Officers
President
Jeffrey Girard
Jeffrey Girard was born in Chicago, Illinois, moved to El Paso, Texas while in high school, and received a B.A. and M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. He was on the faculty at Northwestern State University of Louisiana and served as regional archaeologist for the Louisiana Division of Archaeology for more than 25 years. He currently is working on a grant from the Cane River National Heritage Area to organize collections and records at the Williamson Museum, Northwestern State University.
Vice President
Treasurer
Maegan Smith
treasurer@laarchaeologicalsociety.org
Listed as a Registered Professional Archaeologist, Maegan has an interdisciplinary background in cultural anthropology, geographic information systems, and public/applied archaeology and history. Maegan’s fieldwork experience includes Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas with research interests focusing on interpretation of and collaboration with Indigenous Peoples. Currently the Outreach Coordinator for the Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Maegan develops, implements, and manages initiatives to educate the general public about Louisiana's archaeology and cultural heritage.
Webmaster
Paul H. French
webmaster@laarchaeologicalsociety.org
An original native of Kentucky, Paul branched out to receive a B.A. in archaeology from Washington University in St. Louis and a M.A. in Archaeology from University College London. Places worked include: China, Illinois, Missouri, Utah, California, Alaska, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Louisiana, Mississipi, and Japan. He is currently the Cultural Resources Manager for the Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan.
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Bulletin Editor & Newsletter Editor
Mark A. Rees, Ph.D., RPA
Louisiana Public Archaeology Lab
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Email for LAS correspondence: laarchaeology@gmail.com
All other email: rees@louisiana.edu
Rees is a Registered Professional Archaeologist, Professor of Anthropology, Director of the Louisiana Public Archaeology Lab, and Nalley–Board of Regents Support Fund Professor of Social Sciences at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His interests include historical and late pre-contact archaeology of southeastern North America, especially the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Mailing Address:
Louisiana Public Archaeology Lab
P.O. Box 43543
Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology & CAFS
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA 70504
Located at:
Louisiana Public Archaeology Lab
2204 Johnston Street
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA 70503