LA-SEER Talk with Stephen Swiber
LA-SEER Talk Spring 2025 session kicked off with Mr. Stephen Swiber, Chief Resilience Officer for the State of Louisiana, who shared insight into the state’s ongoing efforts to manage risk and build resilience.
LA-SEER Talk
The Louisiana Social, Environmental, and Economic Resilience (LA-SEER) Center arranged a dynamic series of online sessions - LA-SEER Talk: From Risk to Resilience, where experts and industry leaders come together to illuminate the pathways from risk to resilience.
In Spring 2025, this dynamic online talk series brought together prominent experts, changemakers, and industry leaders to explore how we can turn risk into actionable resilience. This time, LA-SEER Talk aims to highlight leading LSU researchers whose work is advancing multi-disciplinary approaches to risk reduction and resilience building across Louisiana.
The Fall 2025 edition of LA-SEER Talk will begin on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, with a session featuring Dr. Margaret Reams, Joseph D. Martinez Professor of Environmental Sciences, Associate Director for Community Engagement at the Institute for Energy Innovation and a key figure in environmental policy and community resilience.
Register for La-seer talk with dr. margaret reams on october 22, 2025
LA-SEER Talk with Dr. Garcia
Dr. Ivis Garcia, PhD, AICP, Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, emphasized the power of community engagement in planning, housing, and development to create more resilient futures.
LA-SEER Talk with Jeff Carney
Mr. Jeffrey Carney, Associate Professor at the University of Florida and Director of the Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER), and Director of the Florida Resilient Cities program (FRC), took us into the future with the Florida Digital Twin—a transformative look at health, housing, and hazard planning.
LA-SEER Talk with Bob Jacobsen
In a thought-provoking session, Robert Jacobsen, PE, presented "Twenty Years After Katrina: Ten Fundamental Flood Ri$k Lessons We Must Finish Learning"—a deep dive into the intersection of risk, resilience, and sustainability.
LA-SEER Talk with Katie Freer & Eric White
LA-SEER Talk Spring 2025 series wrapped up with Katie Freer-Leonards and Eric D White from Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) of Louisiana, who discussed the Louisiana Coastal Master Plan Development Process—a cornerstone for Louisiana’s coastal future.