Barry Keim & Clay Tucker, 2016 Flood
The Press Club
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2016-08-29
Duration: 00:27:43
Subjects: BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Keim, Barry D., 1963- | Floods, 2016 | Natural Disasters | WEATHER
Contributors:
- Keim, Barry Speaker
- Tucker, Clay Speaker
Description
A speech by Dr. Barry Keim and Clay Tucker before the Baton Rouge Press Club on August 29, 2016. Dr. Keim, the Louisiana State Climatologist, discusses the evolution of the storm event that caused the historic flooding in Baton Rouge and southeast Louisiana and the overall rainfall totals. Tucker, a Ph.D. student with the LSU Department of Geography and Anthropology, discusses the hydrology of the storm and flooding event. They also answer questions from the audience.