Listen to lectures about history, art, and culture that were given as part of the West Baton Rouge Museum's Lunchtime Lecture series.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 3 hours 45 minutes
West Baton Rouge Soldiers in World War I - Ellis Gauthier
Presented by Ellis Gauthier. Mr. Gauthier presents historical information on West Baton Rouge Soldiers in World War I.
Generations of Struggle: Perspectives on Race and Justice from Reconstruction to the Present: Week 4 - Moderated by Dr. Rachel Emanuel
Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Rachel Emanuel. This is the fourth part of a 4-week discussion program that centers on the experience of African Americans since the Civil War.
Annual Ethel Claiborne Dameron Lecture Series – C.C. Lockwood
Presented by C.C. Lockwood. West Baton Rouge Historical Association’s Annual Ethel Claiborne Dameron Lecture Series featuring famed nature and wildlife photographer C.C. Lockwood
Generations of Struggle: Perspectives on Race and Justice from Reconstruction to the Present: Week 3 - Moderated by Dr. Rachel Emanuel
Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Rachel Emanuel. This is the third part of a 4-week discussion program that centers on the experience of African Americans since the Civil War.
Generations of Struggle: Perspectives on Race and Justice from Reconstruction to the Present: Week 2 - Moderated by Dr. Rachel Emanuel
Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Rachel Emanuel. This is the second part of a 4-week discussion program that centers on the experience of African Americans since the Civil War.
Generations of Struggle: Perspectives on Race and Justice from Reconstruction to the Present: Week 1 - Moderated by Dr. Rachel Emanuel
Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Rachel Emanuel. This is the first part of a 4-week discussion program that centers on the experience of African Americans since the Civil War.
Atchafalaya Basin: The River of Trees - Dean Wilson
Presented by Dean Wilson. Mr. Wilson is the Executive Director of Atchafalaya Basin Keeper, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the ecosystems within the Atchafalaya Basin.
The Atchafalaya River Basin, An Ecological and Personal Perspective - Dr. Brian Piazza
Presented by Dr. Brian Piazza. Dr. Bryan Piazza, director of freshwater and marine science for The Nature Conservancy in Louisiana, provides scientific support and strategic guidance for freshwater and coastal conservation and restoration projects in Louisiana, the Gulf of Mexico coast and the Mississippi River basin. He has published on a number of conservation and restoration topics and is the author of a book titled The Atchafalaya River Basin – History and Ecology of an American Wetland...
The Menacing Mississippi: A Review of Floods in West Baton Rouge Parish - Brian Costello
Presented by Brian Costello. “The Menacing Mississippi: A Review of Floods in West Baton Rouge Parish” Historian Brian Costello shares images illustrating the inundation of West Baton Rouge and adjacent parishes wrought by Mississippi River levee failures between 1780 and 1949.
The Menacing Mississippi: A Review of Floods in West Baton Rouge Parish - Brian Costello
Presented by Brian Costello. “The Menacing Mississippi: A Review of Floods in West Baton Rouge Parish” Historian Brian Costello shares images illustrating the inundation of West Baton Rouge and adjacent parishes wrought by Mississippi River levee failures between 1780 and 1949.