Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2021-01-22

Duration: 00:05:59

Subjects: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) | United States. Army | Climate change | Environment | Military

Contributors:

• Moreau, Andre Host
• Crews, Keith Editor
• Twilley, Robert Interviewee
• Willson, Clint Interviewee
• Hagen, Scott Interviewee

This segment from the January 22, 2021, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s report on the United States Army awarding Louisiana State University (LSU) a $9.3 million grant to help them prepare for the impact of climate change on military bases and their operations for decades in the future. He interviews three of the researchers involved: Dr. Robert Twilley, the executive director of the Louisiana Sea Grant College; Clint Willson, the director of the LSU Center for River Studies; and Dr.Scott Hagen, the director of the LSU Center for Coastal Resiliency.