2023-2024 Officers
President
Sadie Whitehurst
Sadie Whitehurst (formerly Schoeffler) was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. She received her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and her MA in Anthropology from Louisiana State University. She now works for the Division of Archaeology doing Section 106 review.
Secretary
Jennifer Lynn Funkhouser
Treasurer
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
Webmaster
Paul H. French
webmaster@laarchaeologicalsociety.org
Originally a 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 Environmental Planner for the Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan.