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Dr. Barry Keim is an associate professor in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at LSU and is the Louisiana State Climatologist.
His research interests are in the areas of climate change, extreme weather events, heavy rainfall, hurricanes, and applied climatology, and he has published numerous scholarly articles on these topics.
His recent research includes the environmental impacts of Hurricane Katrina to Louisiana including the devastation of his hometown of Chalmette, Louisiana.
Should Louisiana expand Medicaid benefits to subsidize national healthcare coverage or not?
How can Louisiana better equip its citizens for future STEM positions?
What are viable strategies for addressing our coastal erosion in light of sea level rise, subsidence, hurricanes and oil spills?
What would these changes mean for Louisiana’s low and middle income families?
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Where does Louisiana stand in this national discussion on guns and mental health?
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