State Climatologist Jay Grymes (2024)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-08-16
Duration: 00:07:28
Subjects: Weather forecasting | Grymes, Jay | Louisiana. Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)
Contributors:
- LeBlanc, Karen Host
- Grymes, Jay Interviewee
Description
This segment from the August 16, 2024, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Karen LeBlanc’s interview with Jay Grymes, the new state climatologist. He discusses: the evolution of the position; his role in monitoring severe weather for the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP); his role as the state’s “weather librarian” for LSU; his work in providing weather outlooks for the state’s agricultural industry; climate change; monitoring drought; and his vision for helping GOHSEP and LSU to work more closely together. This segment is a part of the “Louisiana Speaks” series.