Annual Meeting 4-6 October 2018

Bridging the Trans- &

Cis-Mississippi Regions

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Revised 10/1/18

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BATON ROUGE - A BORDER TOWN?

Baton Rouge is French for red stick. Early French explorers attached the toponym after

seeing a tree trunk stained red by Native Americans who resided on the terrace above

the river. Some claim it marked a tribal territorial boundary. While this notion is

disputed, Baton Rouge certainly is a city on the edge of numerous boundaries.

Prominent landscape features created by prehistoric residents of the area remain on the

LSU campus. The Indian Mounds which date back to approximately 5000 years ago

stand as reminders of people who lived off the seasonal resources found in the boundary

zone between the floodplain and the upland forests.

The city’s location is very much at the edge of multiple temporal episodes and

geographical territories. The French-named city became at intervals during the colonial

era British and Spanish. Know by the British as Richmond with one early subdivision

platted by the Spanish - Beauregard Town. There was long-standing tension between

the French and Spanish officials to the south with British traders who operated from this

location.

The older portions of the city are perched upon the Pleistocene Terrace, well above the

floodplain and safe from inundation. This is the first place heading upstream where

levees are not essential to protect east-bank property from the Mississippi River’s

seasonal floods. So this is the boundary between the river-built floodplain and the

upland terraces.

Baton Rouge’s prominent petrochemical complex grew atop the terrace and took

advantage of the site’s position as the head of navigation for ocean-going ships that

deliver crude to the refineries and take products to distant customers. Barge fleets

connect the city to the upper Mississippi River and deliver grain from the hinterland for

export to foreign markets. This divide has made Baton Rouge an important

transshipment locale.

The river divides two local culture regions. On the east bank, colonial urban residents

were largely Anglo and African American. On the west bank, the Acadian population

was much more evident. This juxtaposition created a Protestant - Catholic divide which

contributed to divergent patterns of entertainment. Bars stayed open much later on the

west bank than in the capital city, and students and legislators long found their way

across the river for late night drinking, at least until Baton Rouge relaxed it liquor laws.

When politicians relocated the state capital from New Orleans to Baton Rouge in 1849,

they did so to remove the seat of government from the French-dominated, Creole city.

The current location is astride the strategic intersection of French and Anglo, Creole and

Redneck, Catholic and Protestant populations which factor prominently in state politics.

In larger regional terms, Baton Rouge is also at the edges of the trans- & cis-Mississippi

regions. We welcome you here and hope you enjoy all the advantages of the “edgy”

city.

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OFFICERS AND LOCAL HOSTS

SWAAG (2018) Chair: Matt Fry, University of North Texas

Secretary: Jennifer Koch, University of Oklahoma

Treasurer: Eric Prout, Texas A&M University

Student Competition Chair: Eric Prout, Texas A&M University

Webmaster: Michaela Buenemann, New Mexico State University

Student Representative: Shadi Maleki

Student Representative: Joshua Hodge

Past Chair: Jason Julian, Texas State University

SWAAG: www.sw-aag.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/southwestaag

SWAAG Regional Councilor

Michaela Buenemann, New Mexico State University

Local Host Committee

Louisiana State University Kent Mathewson, Chair

Craig Colten

Xuelian (Shelley) Meng

Lei Wang

Jill Trepanier

Kory Konsoer

Barry Keim

Fahui Wang

Alex Haberlie

Kelly Haggerty

Nick Grondin

Michaela Buenemann

Webmaster extra ordinaire

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WELCOME FROM THE SWAAG CHAIR

Welcome to Baton Rouge and the annual meeting of the Southwest Division of

the American Association of Geographers!

Since 1949, SWAAG and its members have worked to further professional

investigations in geography, to encourage the application of geographic findings in

education, government, and business, and to improve the public image of

geography. Our annual meetings are a key component of this mission and provide a

great venue to mingle, meet, and share our geographies and geographic experiences

with one another. So welcome to members and others arriving from our Southwest

region -- Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and all parts of Louisiana -- and

elsewhere.

On behalf of SWAAG members, I would like to extend a gracious thank you to

Kent Mathewson, Craig Colten, and the Department of Geography and Anthropology at

Louisiana State University for organizing and hosting this year’s meeting. I would also

like to thank all our sponsors for their generous donations. Thanks to everyone

presenting, competing, and attending!

I encourage you to go to the student paper, poster, and Geobowl competitions; to

visit the River Studies Center; to buy a conference t-shirt; to come to the SWAAG

Business Meeting; and, most of all, prendre du bon temps!

Matthew Fry

2018 SWAAG Chair

Associate Professor, Department of Geography and the Environment,

University of North Texas

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WELCOME FROM THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR

Welcome to the 2018 SWAAG Annual Meeting, hosted by Department of Geography

& Anthropology, Louisiana State University. I would like to use this opportunity to give

you a snapshot of our interdisciplinary department. The department currently has 26

faculty (10 professors, 8 associate professors, 5 assistant professor on tenure track and 3

research assistant professors) overseeing 200 undergraduate majors, about 50 MS/MA

and about 70 PhD graduate students. Effective in Fall 2019, the department will offer

two distinctive PhD degrees in geography and in anthropology. In 2017, the faculty

published 70 refereed journal articles or book chapters and 1 book, garnered $2 million

external grants, and awarded 50 BA/BS, 17 MA/MS and 12 PhD degrees. In the month

of August 2018 alone, the faculty received 3 National Science Foundation (NSF) grants

and 1 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant. I hope you

will enjoy your visit, and get to know many of our energetic graduate students and

highly engaged faculty.

Fahui Wang

James J Parsons Professor, Department Chair

Department of Geography & Anthropology

Louisiana State University

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90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE

LSU GEOGRAPHY PROGRAM

The Department of Geography & Anthropology dates its founding to 1928 when

Richard Russell arrived from Berkeley to develop both a geography and anthropology

program. Russell. Russell’s PhD (1925) was in geology, but Carl O. Sauer hired him as

an associate to teach geography courses in Sauer’s fledgling department. Henry Howe,

another Berkeley PhD in geology, and arrived in 1923 to build the LSU geology

program. Howe and Russell brought in more Berkeley graduates to staff the growing

School of Geology. In 1929, at Howe and Russell’s invitation, Fred B. Kniffen joined

the School to develop the human geography and anthropology programs. In Sauer’s

conception, the ideal earth science oriented school would conjoin geology with

geography and anthropology. At Berkeley Kniffen (PhD 1930) had studied with both

Carl Sauer and the renowned anthropologist Alfred Kroeber, and his undergraduate

degree (Michigan 1922) was in geology. For the first three decades all of the geography

and anthropology faculty had direct links with Berkeley – either Berkeley degrees or

LSU degrees with Berkeley PhD advisors. As a result up through the 1970s, LSU was

known in geography as “Berkeley South.” But by the late 1960s, the department

enjoying the general expansion of academia in that decade, began to diversify.

Climatologist Robert Muller came from Syracuse in 1969, establishing a climate focus

that has grown to be the largest sector of the department with four faculty and a several

full-time support staff. Coastal and fluvial geomorphology under Russell’s direction and

subsequent faculty continues to be an important focus of the geography program.

Kniffen and a number of subsequent faculty have made LSU’s specializations in

cultural and historical geography, particularly involving the American South and Latin

America, a vital and vibrant enterprise, earning the sobriquet “the Louisiana School” in

some disciplinary histories. The third area of importance has been mapping science

starting with traditional cartography and remote sensing in the 1960s and expanding

into the newer areas of GIS in recent decades. Besides the department’s traditional

regional grounding in the U.S. and Latin America, East Asia has become a third focus

of research.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Hydraulic Society and Water Management in the Ancient Maya Lowlands of

Mesoamerica

Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach

Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach is the current President of the American Association of

Geographers and Professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment at

the University of Texas-Austin, where she is Fellow of the C.B. Smith, Sr. Centennial

Chair in U.S.-Mexico Relations. She recently completed her term as Department Chair

(2014-2018), as the only woman to ever lead the Department. Dr. Luzzadder-Beach is

also Associate Faculty of the Theresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies,

Affiliated Faculty of the Center for European Studies and the Bernard and Audrey

Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at UT. She is currently the President of

the American Association of Geographers (2018-19). Dr. Luzzadder-Beach was

awarded, along with Dr. Tim Beach, the 2010 AAG G.K. Gilbert Outstanding Research

Award in Geomorphology, and in 2013 she was recognized with the GMU College of

Science Outstanding Publication Award. Luzzadder-Beach’s research has been funded

by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Geographic Society, and

the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, among other sources. She received

both her M.A. and Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Minnesota- Minneapolis,

and her Bachelor of Arts in Geography from California State University at Chico.

Mapping Louisiana’s Coastal Land Loss: Sherwood Gagliano’s Contribution to

Making the Invisible – Visible

Craig E. Colten

Craig E. Colten is the Carl O. Sauer Professor of Geography at LSU. Since returning to

Louisiana in 2000, he has published several books that provide a historical geographic

perspective on life in this perilous place. An Unnatural Metropolis, his 2005 volume,

received the J.B. Jackson Prize from the AAG. His work has been supported by the

Minerals Management Service, the National Park Service, the Corps of Engineers, Oak

Ridge National Laboratory, the Water Institute of the Gulf and the National Academies

of Science. He earned his B.A. and M.A. at LSU.

LSU Department of Geography & Anthropology 2018 Distinguished Alumnus

Award Recipient

Sherwood “Woody” Gagliano

Sherwood “Woody” Gagliano earned his Ph.D. in geography from LSU in 1967. As a

student he logged impressive field work experiences in Australia, Malaysia, and Peru.

His dissertation was a study in geoarchaeology of the Avery Island Salt Dome and

showcased the department’s blending of geography and anthropology. In the late 1960s

he led a team to investigate the diversion of Mississippi River water to Texas. The

study’s timing coincided with the passage of NEPA and its finding opened the way for

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further studies on Louisiana’s coastal land loss. Since the 1970s, Dr. Gagliano has

dedicated himself to exposing the chronic disappearance of Louisiana’s littoral wetlands.

He has been a prime mover in alerting policy makers and the public to this slow-moving

process. In addition, he has steadfastly advocated restoration of the marshes along the

state’s southern shore. He is the founder and long-time CEO of Coastal Environments,

Inc. As the company’s web site states, CEI “has practiced the concept that the

application of natural processes and planning principles to the management of natural

systems leads to the successful integration of economic development and resource

conservation. “ Most importantly to our department, CEI has created countless career

opportunities for our graduates in geography and anthropology. In 1996, the Coalition

to Restore Coastal Louisiana honored Woody with the Coastal Stewardship Award for

Distinguished Achievement and in 2012 it presented him with a Lifetime Achievement

Award. Additionally, he received the James A. Ford Award for contributions to

archaeology in 1982, and in 2013 he was honored with the Charles W. “Buzz” Hair III

Memorial Presentation at the Louisiana Civil Engineering Conference. Today, he can

add the LSU Department of Geography and Anthropology Distinguished Alumnus

Award to his list of professional recognitions.

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CONFERENCE SYNOPSIS

PRECONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Social @ Walk-Ons (next to Staybridge Suites)

CONFERENCE

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2018

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration @ Howe-Russell-Kniffen

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Welcome, AAG President’s Address

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM - 2:40 PM Concurrent Sessions

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM Break

3:00 PM - 4:40 PM Concurrent Sessions

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM River Studies Center Tour (depart from Atrium)

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Student Reception @ ATRIUM

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM World Geography Bowl

CONFERENCE

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Registration @ Howe-Russell-Kniffen

9:00 AM - 10:40 AM Concurrent Sessions

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Break

11:00 AM - 12:40 PM Concurrent Sessions

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Luncheon, Keynote, and Awards

3:20 PM - 5:00 PM Concurrent Sessions

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM SWAAG Business Meeting

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Social @ Barcadia Bar & Restaurant

FIELD TRIPS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2018

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Baton Rouge Field Trip

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Hurricane Katrina / New Orleans Environment Tour

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SESSIONS & ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE

WENESDAY, OCTOBER 3 Time Social

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Walk-Ons (next to Staybridge Suites)

3838 Burbank Dr.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 Time Room E130

Room E131 Room E134 Room

E137

Atrium

11:00-

11:50AM

Opening

Welcome,

AAG

Presidential

Address

12:00-1:00

PM

Lunch

1:00-2:40

PM

Climate Graduate

Paper

Competition

Remote

Sensing

Place

Poster

Session:

Physical

2:40- 3:00

PM

BREAK

3:00-4:40

PM

Human-

Environment

Graduate

Paper

Competition

Biogeography

& Hydrology

Spatial

Analysis

Poster

Session:

Human

3:00-4:00

PM

River

Studies

Center

Tour

5:00-6:00

PM

Student

Reception

6:00 PM -

9:00 PM

World Geography Bowl @ E130, E131, E134

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 Time Room E130 Room E131 Room E134 Room

E137

Atrium

9:00-

10:40

AM

GIS

Graduate

Paper

Competition

Geography

Education

Political

Geography

of the U.S

Poster

Session:

GIS/RS

10:40 –

11:00 AM

BREAK

11:00-

12:40

PM

Cyclones/

Hurricanes

Food

Geography

Political:

Non-US

1:00-

3:00PM

Keynote

Address

&

Awards

Luncheon

Luncheon and Awards @ THE

CLUB

Highland

&

Veterans

3:20-

5:00PM

Health

Geography

Hazards Panel

Discussion

Energy

Geography

5:00-

6:00PM

SWAAG Business Meeting, Room E130

6:00-

9:00PM

Barcadia Restaurant and Bar

3347 Highland Road

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 Time Field Trips

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM New Orleans Katrina Tour

8:00 AM -11:30 AM Baton Rouge Tour

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HOWE-RUSSELL-KNIFFEN GEOSCIENCE

COMPLEX

(CONFERENCE ROOMS E130, E131, E134, E137.

“E” REFERES TO THE EAST WING OF HOWE-RUSSELL—KNIFFEN; ALL

SESSIONS WILL BE HELD IN THE EAST WING)

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SWAAG 2018 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3

PRE-CONFERENCE SOCIAL W 6:00 PM-10:00 PM

Walk-Ons 3838 Burbank Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4

REGISTRATION TH 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

ATRIUM

WELCOME AND AAG PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS

TH 11:00 AM-11:50 PM ROOM E130

Local Arrangements Chair – Kent Mathewson

LSU Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences - Troy Blanchard

SWAAG Chair – Matthew Fry

Hydraulic Society and Water Management in the Ancient Maya Lowlands of

Mesoamerica

Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, AAG President and Professor, University of Texas-

Austin

LUNCH TH 12:00 PM-1:00 PM________________ATRIUM

PLACE TH 1:00 PM-2:40 PM ROOM E137 Chair: Purcell, Darren

1:00 Eisenhart, Amelia, University of Texas at Austin

Translating Perceptions of Environmental Change

1:20 Allen, Ashley, Louisiana State University

Impacts of Tornadoes on Regional Identity and a Sense of Oklahomaness

1:40 Purcell, Darren, University of Oklahoma

Selling the South in Delta’s Sky Magazine

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2:00 McDonald, Darrel, Stephen F. Austin State University

The Oleander City Ethos: Perspectives on an Apparent Shift of Identity for Galveston

Island, Texas

CLIMATE________ TH 1:00 PM-2:40 PM __ROOM E130 Chair: Rohli, Robert V.

1:00 Rohli, Robert V.; Ates, Sara A.; Rivera-Monroy, Victor H.; Polito, Michael

J.; Midway, Stephen R.; Castaneda-Moya, Edward; Gold, Arthur J.; Uchida, Emi;

Mangora, Mwita M.; and Makoto, Suwa, Louisiana State University

Interannual Hydroclimatic Variability in Coastal Tanzania

1:20 Haberlie, Alex, Louisiana State University

A Climatology of Quasi-linear Convective Systems in the U.S.

1:40 Hatzis, Joshua, University of Oklahoma

Development of an Environmentally-Driven Tornado Impacts Model

2:00 Magrane, Eric, New Mexico State University

Climate Narratives, Climate Geopoetics

REMOTE SENSING TH 1:00 PM-2:40 PM ROOM E134 Chair: Wang, Lei

1:00 Francisco, Ochoa, University of Texas at Austin

Validation of Riparian Evapotranspiration through Remote Sensing and Eddy

Covariance Systems in New Mexico

1:20 Wang, Lei, Louisiana State University

Mapping Coastal Bathymetry Change using a Kriged Kalman Filter

1:40 Enwright, Nicholas, Louisiana State University

Advancing Barrier Island Habitat Mapping through the Treatment of Elevation

Uncertainty and Morphology

STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION TH 1:00 PM-2:40 PM_ROOM

131 Chair: Prout, Erik

1:00 Luce, Brett, University of North Texas

Variability of PM2.5 in an Urban Environment: Hotspot or Hot Moments?

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1:20 Craig, Jonathan, University of Oklahoma

Incremental? Norman’s University North Park and the Problem of Development in

Local Government

1:40 Grondin, Nicholas, Louisiana State University

Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Tropical Cyclone Strikes along the Mexican

Riviera

2:00 Bushra, Nazla, Louisiana State University

The Relationship between the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index and Drought

Indices in the South-Central United States

2:20 Nimoh, Suzanne University of Texas at Austin

Fabricating the Nation: Retelling History through Remembering and Forgetting in

Washington, DC

POSTER SESSION: PHYSICAL TH 1:00 PM-2:40 PM

ATRIUM

Pitre, Claire; Lee Anna, Ponette-Gonzalez; Alexandra G., Doherty, Dornith;

Johnson, Jeff A., Fry, Matthew, University of North Texas

Bird Feathers as Biomonitors of Soot Pollution

Denvir, Audrey; Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Antonio; Cavender-Bares, Jeannine;

Rodriguez, Correa Hernando; Westwood, Murphy; University of Texas at Austin

Demographic Shifts of a Microendemic Tree Species: The Case of Quercus brandegeei

in S. Baja California, Mexico

Afrin, Tanzina, Louisiana State University

Investigation of Morphological Changes in Small Coastal Rivers during Flood Events

Jamil, Raihan, Texas State University

An Evaluation of the Utility of a Mass-Weighted Frequency Distribution of Sediment for

Modeling Aeolian Transport Rates

Eshleman, Sara, University of Texas at Austin

The Influence of Topographic Factors on Vegetation Height in Northwestern Belize

McDaniel, Lillian; Flatley, William; McNutt, Cathleen; Russell, Alexander,

University of Central Arkansas

Fire History of an Unlogged Shortleaf Pine Forest in the Ouchita Mountains, Arkansas

Kang, Katherina, University of North Texas

Transfer of Black Carbon from Leaf Litter to Soil and Accumulation in an Urban

Ecosystem

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Hodge, Joshua, Texas State University

Hurricane Ike Storm Surge Sedimentation on Southeast Texas Gulf Coast Marshes:

Variations in Sedimentation and Anthropogenic Impacts

Smith, James, Louisiana State University

An Evaluation of Modified Bed Load Sediment Transport Equations for Enhanced

Sediment Transport Quantification in Steep Mountain Streams Case Study Little

Fountain Creek, Colorado Springs, Co.

Zimmer, Anaïs, University of Texas at Austin

Alpine Ecosystems Establishment and Ecosystems Services in Recently Deglaciated

Landscapes: An Assessment to Advance Periglacial Area Management Policy

Hoffman, Hanna; Jennings, Brooke; Guida, Ross, Sam Houston State University

Resetting the Records: Quantifying the Hydrologic Impacts of Hurricane Harvey and

Land Use Change in the Houston Metro Area

Wong, Emily, University of Oklahoma

Changes in Summertime Synoptic Patterns in the 21st Century for Selected US Cities

Richards, Derek, Louisiana State University

Bedload Sediment Transport and Depositional Patterns of Neck Cutoffs

Smith, Deirdre, Louisiana State University

The TETRA-II Experiment to Observe Terrestrial Gamma Flashes at Ground Level

Analysis of Nearby Thunderstorm Activity and Comparison with Lightening Data

Foster, Cheryl; McKillop, Heather, Louisiana State University

Chemical Investigations of Natural Element Concentrations in Marine Sediment in

Punta Ycacos Lagoon, Belize

Murphy, Blaise, University of Texas at Austin

Agricultural Terrace Soils in the Andagua Valley, Southern Peruvian Andes

Pinon, Andrea, Texas State University

Gorillas are Agents of Landscape Formation and Decay: An Analysis of Non-human

Primate Literature through the Lens of Zoogeomorphology

BREAK __________ TH 2:40 PM-3:00 PM_____________ATRIUM

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HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT TH 3:00 PM-4:40 PM ROOM E130 Chair: Julian, Jason

3:00 Simms, Jessica, Louisiana Office of Community Development

The Vanishing Isle de Jean Charles: A Resettlement at the Community Scale

3:20 Castaneda Camacho, Xochizeltzin, University of Texas at Austin

An Approach for Measuring Socio Environmental Vulnerability in Protected Areas: The

Case of Real de Guadalcazar State Reserve

3:40 Shah, Muha, University of Texas at Dallas;

Examining the Impacts of Physical Environmental and Demographic Characteristics on

the Distributions of Subsistence and Logging Services Relative to Indigenous Villages

4:00 Julian, Jason; Weaver, Russell C., Texas State University

Stream Mitigation in Colorado: Demand, Supply, and Challenges

4:20 Melcher, Sarah, University of Oklahoma

Barriers to Recycling in Rural Oklahoma

BIOGEOGRAPHY & HYDROLOGY TH 3:00 PM-4:40 PM

ROOM E134 Chair: Buenemann, Michaela

3:00 Marden, Alexander; Crews, Kelley; Meyer, Thoralf, University of Texas at

Austin

Multi-Scale Analysis of Spatiotemporal Fire/Vegetation Dynamics in a Savanna System

with Geographically Weighted Regression, Moran’s I, and In Situ Vegetation

Measurements

3:20 Christiansen, Thomas; Meyer, Thoralf; Crew, Kelley A., University of Texas

at Austin

Impacts of Prescribed Burns on Vegetation Structure, Distribution, and Composition in

Botswana Savanna Systems

3:40 Buenemann, Michaela, New Mexico State University

Habitat Suitability of Zika and Dengue Mosquitoes in Cities of Southern New Mexico

4:00 Khan, Farhana; Walker, Scott; Palaferri, Marcella, Northwest Vista

College, Taghia-Ahansal River Profile, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco

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SPATIAL ANALYSIS TH 3:00 PM-4:40 PM ROOM E137 Chair: Levine, Daniel

3:00 Hilburn, Andrew, Texas A&M International University

Empirical Environmental Justice Research in Hydrocarbon Extraction Areas:

Examining Current Approaches Outside the U.S. Using a Mexican Case Study

3:20 Connolly, Matthew, University of Central Arkansas; Lawson, Raven, Central

Arkansas Water; Barto, Ashley; University of Central Arkansas, Mahar, Mark,

University of Central Arkansas

Measuring Representative Mountain Bike Impacts in a Protected Drinking Water

Supply Watershed

3:40 Plassin, Sophie; Jennifer Koch; Paladino, Stephanie University of Oklahoma

A Spatial, Socio-Environmental Database for the Transboundary Rio Grande/ Río

Bravo Basin

4:00 Levine, Daniel; University of Texas at Austin

Spatial Analysis of Citizen Science Data to Identify Conservation Opportunities for

Blackland Prairie Remnants in Texas

4:20 Barrett, Clay, Oklahoma State University; Kedron, Peter, Arizona State

University; Holler, Joseph, Middlebury College

Managing the Complexities of Collaborative Research and Spatial Analysis with Open

Source Tools

GRADUATE PAPER COMPETITION TH 3:00 PM-4:40 PM

ROOM 131 Chair: Prout, Erik

3:00 Furness, Walter; Sarmient, Eric, Texas State University

Food Banks, Alternative Food Networks, Hybridity, Value, Diverse Economies

3:20 Moore, Cayton, University of Oklahoma

Moving the Mark: Discourse Mapping the Middle East Through Computer-Assisted

Text Analysis

3:40 Kyle, Aubry, Louisiana State University

City-Assisted Evacuation Planning in New Orleans: Cementing Sites for the Future?

4:00 Krupala, Katie, University of North Texas

Green Entrepreneurialism and the Making of the Trinity River Corridor: The

Intersection of Nature and Capital in Dallas, Texas

4:20 Manning, Aspen, Texas State University

What is a River? Riparian Vegetation as an Indicator of Stream Channel Presence and

Connectivity in Arid Environments

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POSTER SESSION: HUMAN _ TH 1:00 PM-2:40 PM ATRIUM

Brammer, Winifred B., University of Central Arkansas

Barriers in Diffusion of Culture in India

Latham, Sarah, Louisiana State University

“Sir, I Cannot Entertain You”: The Commodification of Authenticity and a South

Louisiana Slavery Museum

Ross, Samuel T. Texas State University

Examining the Encroachment of Oil and Gas Wells to State Parks within Select

Counties of the Permian Basin of Texas

Bean, Robert; Crew, Kelley A, University of Texas at Austin

Mapping the Areal Extent of Lake Ngami, Botswana 1984- Present Using Google Earth

Engine with Radar and Optical Sensors

Fenton, Monica, Louisiana State University

Pots Marching Through Time: A Clay- Sourcing Petrographic Pilot Study of Ceramics

from Sitio Conte, Panama, and Evidence for Local Protection Versus Long-Distance

Trade

Lasode, Mayowa, Texas State University

Allocating Flood Evacuation Shelters in Austin, Texas: A Multi- Criteria Approach

Lasode, Mayowa, Texas State University

Micro-Scale Analysis of Factors Associated with Flood Risk Casualties in Texas

Truman, Mandy, Sam Houston State University

The First Eco-Architects

Bumgardner, Jude, Louisiana State University

Monumental Discourse

Mehaffie, G. Jade, Sam Houston State University

Are Ancient Forms of Farming and Irrigation Sustainable for Today’s Societal Needs?

Wiley, Delorean, Texas State University

Beer Social: A Spatial and Temporal Footprint of America’s Popular Beers

Craig, Andrea, University of Oklahoma

Aesthetics vs. Safety: How Did We End Up With So Much Food Packaging?

Von Rosenber, Alex, Texas State University

Green Roofs as a Prospective Example of Reconciliation Ecology and Hybrid

Landscapes in Austin, TX: Changing Perspectives of Human Interaction, Nature and

Conservation in an Urban Environment

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RIVER STUDIES CENTER TOUR TH 3:00-4:00 PM MEET

@ATRIUM

Trip Leader: Korey Konsoer

STUDENT RECEPTION TH 5:00 PM-6:00 PM

ATRIUM

The LSU Geography and Anthropology Society invites all students to assemble in the

atrium to socialize, network, and enjoy light refreshments.

WORLD GEOGRAPHY BOWL TH 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM E130,

E131, E134

Chair: Jennifer Koch

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5

REGISTRATION F 8:00 AM-5:00 PM ATRIUM

POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY: U.S. F 9:00-10:40 AM ROOM E137 Chair: Yoder, Michael

9:00 Mahar, Mark, University of Central Arkansas

The Issue of Tracking Parishioners: A Case Study of Arkansas Catholics

9:20 Yoder, Michael, University of Central Arkansas

Economic Development, Land Use, and Commercial Transportation in Two Small

Cities of South Texas

9:40 Hartsell, Alisa, Texas State University

Analysis of Undocumented Migrants Access to Legal Representation Using Immigration

Court Records

10:00 Kevin Durbin, Louisiana State University

Who Owns the Levees? Lessons in Planning, Public Involvement, and Land Use Law

GIS F 9:00-10:40 AM ROOM E130 Chair: Wang, Fahui

9:00 Travis, Charles, University of Texas, Arlington

Deep Mappings: Carl Sauer, GIS and literary perceptions of the American West from

1840s to the 21st Century

9:20 Beene, Daniel, University of New Mexico

Complicating Water Management Binaries in the Rincon and Mesilla Valleys by

Coupling Grounded Theory and Geospatial Modeling

9:40 Wang, Fahui, Louisiana State University

Big Data, Better Stories

10:00 Singh, Deepika; Mukherjee, Falguhi, Sam Houston State University

Detecting Floor Prone Areas in Harris County A GIS Based Analysis

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GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION F 9:00-10:40 AM ROOM E134 Chair: Walker, Scott

9:00 Ibáñez, Juana, Louisiana State University/ University of New Orleans

Using the Marksville Culture as a Trans/CIS Window to the Roles of Geography and

Anthropology in Archaeological Interpretation

9:20 Walker, Scott L., Northwest Vista College

Marketable Skills and Geography Fieldwork in Higher Education

9:40 Theobald, Rebecca, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Apportionment and Redistricting: Asking Geographic Questions to Address Political

Issues

10:00 Sanchez, Allie; Khan, Farhana; Walker, Scott L., Northwest Vista College

Community College Student Climate Change Knowledge

10:20 McCurley, Christopher Louisiana State University

Examining the (RE) Alignment of K-12 Geography Education in America: During the

Cold War

GRADUATE PAPER COMPETITION F 9:00-10:40 AM

ROOM 131 Chair: Prout, Erik

9:00 Pedrick, Hayley, University of New Mexico

Textures of Transition: Understanding Memorial Spaces in Medellin, Colombia

9:20 Webb, Hannah, Texas Tech University

The Magic of Tourism: A Look into the Spatiality of Harry Potter Tourism in Edinburgh

9:40 Dale, Jedidiah, University of Texas at Austin

Remote Sensing of Burning Dynamics in the Domesticated Landscape of Bolivian

Amazon’s Forest-Savanna Mosaic

10:00 Thompson, Derek Louisiana State University

A Comparison of Tropical Cyclone Landfall Locations between the HURDAT2 Best

Track and the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis I Datasets

10:20 Whitesell, Dominica,, University of Texas at Austin

Market Fires and Right to the City: Understanding Globalization and Gentrification

through Park Yard Market in Kampala

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POSTER SESSION: GIS F 9:00-10:40 AM ATRIUM

Xu, Yaping; Wang, Lei; Liu. Cuiling; Bartels, Rudy; Zhang, Xukai, Louisiana State

University

Downscaling SMAP Soil Moisture Using Random Forest Regression Kriging

Singh, Chayanika, Texas State University

Being Lonely: A Geography Anaylsis of Twitter Feeds on Loneliness

Liu, Cuiling; Wang, Fahui; Xu, Yaping., Louisiana State University

Habitation Environment Suitability and Population Density Patterns in China: A

Regionalization Approach

Rains, Bradley, University of Texas at Austin

An Economic Spatial Optimization Analysis of Central Texas Lignite Coal Mining

Atkins, Dane, Texas State University

Optimism Bias in Automotive Drivers

Yut, Katherine, University of Oklahoma

Using Spatial Modeling to Identify Areas Susceptible to Gentrification in the South

Central United States

Howard, Sadie, Stephen F. Austin State University

GIS Internship, Collaboration between the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas and

Stephen F. Austin State University

Maleki, Shadi, Milad, Mohammadalizadehkorde, Texas State University

Mapping the Change in Spatial Distribution of Tweets on the Day of Hurricane Harvey:

A Visual Approach

Abert, Donald P., Sam Houston University

Visual Complement to “Did or Could Seabirds “Halo” Pitcairn Island for Fletcher

Christian?”

Rowley, Taylor; Konsoer, Kory; Ursic, Mick, Louisiana State University

Using High-Resolution sUAS Datasets to Evaluate Point Bar Morphology Along a

Series of Bends pm the Pearl River, Louisiana

McGregor, Kent, North Texas State University, Reconstruction of Hurricanes

Florence and Harvey with NOAA’s Reanalysis Model

Crockett, Hunter, University of Central Arkansas, A Statistical and Geographical

Analysis of Hispanic Voting Patterns in the 2016 Election

BREAK _________ F 10:40 AM-11:00 AM___________ATRIUM

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POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY: NON-US F 11:00 AM-12:40 PM

ROOM E137 Chair: Faria, Carolin

11:00 Astorga V., Javier E., University of New Mexico

Disentagling Guyanna from Colonial Mapping and Imperial Diplomacy: Cartographic

Legibility of a Territorial Dispute in the 19th century

11:20 Faria, Carolin;, University of Texas at Austin

A Long Way To Go: Collective Paths to Racial Justice in Geography

11:40 Elledge, Annie; Faria, Caroline, University of Texas at Austin

“Want to Be a Part of Anything That Will Let My Country Shine”: Towards

Geographies of Beauty in Development Studies

CYCLONES / HURRICANES F 11:00 AM-12:40 PM

ROOM E130 Chair: Tucker, Clay

11:00 Trepanier, Jill, Louisiana State University

North Atlantic Hurricane Winds in Warmer Seas

11:20 Bhowmick, Rupsa, Louisiana State University

Impact of Aerosols and Ocean Temperature on Tropical Cyclone Days near Australia

11:40 Tucker, Clay, Louisiana State University

Event-Based Climatology of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in Houston, Texas and Miami,

Florida

FOOD GEOGRAPHY F 11:00 AM-12:40 PM ROOM E134 Chair: Lane, Maria

11:00 Lane, Maria, University of New Mexico

Geography of Beer: The Pedagogy of Recruitment

11:20 Haggerty, Kelly, Louisiana State University

From Plate to Bin: Community Food Waste Management in New Orleans, Louisiana

11:40 Sarmiento, Eric, Texas State University

Exploring the Potential of Food Hubs for Democratizing Food Systems: Oklahoma

City’s Farmers Public Market

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LUNCHEON, KEYNOTE, AND AWARDS F 1:00-3:00 PM

THE CLUB (corner of Highland and Veterans)

Mapping Louisiana’s Coastal Land Loss: Sherwood Gagliano’s Contribution to

Making the Invisible – Visible

Craig E. Colten, Carl O. Sauer Professor, Louisiana State University

Erik Prout – Student Competition Awards

Jennifer Koch – World Geography Bowl Awards

ENERGY GEOGRAPHIES F 3:20-5:00 PM ROOM E137 Chair: Brannstrom, Christian

3:20 Loder, Thomas, Texas A&M University

Homo Dakoticus: Fracking Citizenship in North Dakota

3:40 Peppler, Randy, University of Oklahoma

An Inexhaustible Discourse: Oklahoma’s Oil and Gas Industry Public Relations

Campaign

4:00 Fry, Matthew, University of North Texas

Social Development Projects an Distributive Justice in Oil Extraction Regions

4:20 Traldi, Mariana, Texas A&M University

The Socioeconomic Impacts of Construction and Operation of Wind Farms in Northeast

Brazil

4:40 Brannstrom, Christian., Texas A&M University

Wind Farms as a New Driver of Coastal Change in Brazil

HEALTH GEOGRAPHY F 3:20-5:00 PM ROOM E130 Chair: BakamaNume, Bakama

3:20 Asubonteng, Agnes; Oppong, Joesph, University of North Texas

Spatial Patterns of Air Pollution and Child Obesity in Texas

3:40 Groll, SK, Louisiana State University

Vanishing Care: Spatial Segregation of Hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA

4:00 Christian, Debbie, University of North Texas

Locating Disease Incidence Points Using Spatially Adaptive Data

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4:20 BakamaNume, Bakama; Estwick, Noel, Prairie University/ A&M University

An Analysis of Health Disparities among Minority Population in Houston, Texas

HAZARDS GEOGRAPHY F 3:20-5:00 PM ROOM E131 Chair: Hagelman, Ron

3:20 Jonsson, Don, Austin Community College

What Happened to the Bolivar Peninsula in Texas after Hurricane Ike?

3:40 Rainey, Steven; Araujo-Rainey, Maura, McNeese State University

Floods and Dams on the Madeira River: A Ribeirinho Perspective

4:00 Lavy, Brendan, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Zavar, Elyse,

University of North Texas; Hagelman, Ron, Texas State University

Chain tourism in post-disaster recovery

PANEL DISCUSSION F 3:20-5:00 PM ROOM E134 Organizer: Ashley Allen; Jacob Warner

Interdisciplinary perspectives on weather and climate: approaches and insights

Jacob Warner, Louisiana State University

Ashley Allen, Louisiana State University

Gilman Oullette, Louisiana State University

Kelly Haggerty, Louisiana State University

Kathleen Benedetto, Louisiana State University

Clay Tucker, Louisiana State University

Aubry Kyle, Louisiana State University

SWAAG BUSINESS MEETING F 5:00 PM-6:00 PM ROOM 130 Chair: Matt Fry

SOCIAL F 6:00 PM-9:00 PM BARCADIA BAR &

RESTAURANT

3347 Highland Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70802

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6

DEPART FROM AND RETUN TO THE LOBBY OF THE

STAYBRIDGE SUITES

HURRICANE KATRINA / NEW ORLEANS ENVIRONMENT

TOUR SAT 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Barry Keim – Trip Leader

Description: This field trip will mostly focus on sites relevant to Hurricane Katrina

flooding across the New Orleans metro region, including the 17th Street Canal, London

Avenue Canal, and Industrial Canal breaches. The trip will also weave in some of the

physical geography and culture of New Orleans with stops along Lake Pontchartrain, St.

Vincent De Paul Cemetery, the Steamboat Houses, site of the Battle of New Orleans, a

fishing and oystering community in the coastal wetlands - Shell Beach, and Crescent

Park. It will include lunch at Rocky and Carlo's in Chalmette, LA.

BATON ROUGE: AN URBAN PAST THAT CONFOUNDS THE

PRESENT SAT 8:30-11:30 AM Craig Colten – Trip Leader

Description: Baton Rouge is a state capital and petrochemical center perched above the

Mississippi River. Explore the contrasting landscapes of power, energy, and risks in the

Red Stick. An Anglo city with a French name, that is astride the cultural boundary of

the upland south and Francophone Louisiana, the margins of the floodplain and the

Pleistocene terrace, the transition zone between coastal and upland hydrological

influences. Historical land use and demographics confound current efforts to manage

current urban development. No meal included.

CONFERENCE HOTEL Staybridge Suites

Address: 4001 Nicholson Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Phone: (225) 456-5430

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CONFERENCE VENUES

Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience Complex Paper and poster sessions will convene in the Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience

Complex (see map). Located at the northwest corner of Tower Drive and South

Campus Drive, to the south-west of the Student Union on LSU campus.

The Club

The Club (formerly the Faculty Club) will be the setting for the Friday luncheon and

awards event (see map – corner of Highland Road and Veterans Drive).

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CAMPUS MAP

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BATON ROUGE AREA MAP

Arriving on I-10 from the west: TO THE HOTEL & PERMIT PARKING: Exit

Nicholson Drive as you descend from the bridge over the Mississippi River. Staybridge

is a couple of miles to the south. Permit parking, turn east on South Stadium Drive. TO

THE PARKING GARAGE: Exit Highland Road, south to Veterans.

Arriving on I-10 from the east: TO THE HOTEL: exit Acadian, south to Highland, and

jog over the Nicholson via Parker. TO THE PARKING GARGE: Exit on Dalrymple,

south on Highland Road, to Veterans. Note: There is no east-bound entrance at

Dalrymple. Return to interstate via Stanford/Acadian.

See information below about on-campus parking.

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COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE SERVICE

Multiple shuttle vans (14 passengers) will circulate between the Staybridge Suites Hotel

and Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience Complex in the morning and in the afternoon.

They will also circulate between Howe-Russell-Kniffen and the Center for River

Studies on Thursday afternoon. Vans will pick up/drop off riders at the hotel’s main

entrance and will drop off/pick up on the south side of Howe-Russell-Kniffen (bus

shelter across South Campus Drive).

Thursday, October 4 10:00am - 11:00 am Staybridge Suites to Howe-Russell-Kniffen

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Howe-Russell-Kniffen to the Center for River Studies

4:00 pm -4:30 pm Center for River Studies to Howe-Russell-Kniffen/Staybridge Suites

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Howe-Russell-Kniffen to Staybridge Suites

Friday, October 5 8:00 am – 9:30 am Staybridge Suites to Howe-Russell-Kniffen

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Howe-Russell-Kniffen to Staybridge Suites

There will be no shuttles after 6:30 either day

WALKING TO VENUE FROM HOTEL

It is about 1 mile from the Staybridge Suites to Howe-Russell-Kniffen, approximately

20 minutes. Google Maps shows multiple options and suggests the shortest route along

a very busy road without a sidewalk. We recommend the slightly more circuitous route

through the sprawling fringe parking lots and by the Business Education Complex to

Howe-Russell-Kniffen (most hand -held devices provide directions).

ON-CAMPUS PARKING

On-campus parking is limited even during fall break and gates prevent access to the

inner campus. You likely will be ticketed if you park in the fringe surface lots without a

permit.

For departments that purchased parking permits for vans, you may park in lots directly

south of Tiger Stadium (see “Permit Parking” on campus map).

There is a parking garage at the intersection of Veterans Drive and East Campus Drive,

$1.50/hour.

After 4:30, the gates to the inner campus go up and there is free parking in all lots. This

will enable those attending the Geography Bowl to park in the lot to the south of Howe-

Russell-Kniffen or on campus streets.

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OFF-SITE EVENTS

Walk-on’s - 3838 Burbank Drive (See map) – Wednesday 6-10 pm

The opening social is within easy walking distance of the Staybridge Suites and also has

ample onsite parking.

Center For River Studies Tour - 100 Terrace Street - Thursday 4-5 pm

There is limited parking on the west side of the building. We encourage use of the

shuttle service.

LSU Center for River Studies conducts research on the world’s major rivers with a

specific focus on the Mississippi River. LSU Center for River Studies is located on the

Baton Rouge Water Campus near the banks of the Mississippi River. It houses one of

the world's largest movable bed physical models - the Lower Mississippi River Physical

Model. The river model is 10,000 square feet and based on the topography and

bathymetry of the Mississippi River Delta covering southeast Louisiana. Pumps are

used to control the water and sediment injection. More than 18 acoustic sensors

coincide with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers river gages on the Mississippi River and

measure water levels in the model river. Twenty high-definition projectors illuminate

the model and bring the river and coast to life. The model is able to replicate the flow,

water levels and sediment (sand) transport of the river, where one year of the

Mississippi River is simulated in one hour. Scientists, engineers and students can see,

experience and conduct research using this state-of-the-art model." In addition, the

Center has interpretive exhibits on the Louisiana land loss issue.

Barcadia -3347 Highland Rd - Friday 6-9 pm

BRING YOUR CONFERENCE NAME BADGE FOR COMPLIMENTARY DRINKS

AND SNACKS!!

The Friday evening social will take place at an off-campus watering hole and will

feature the Cajun band T’Monde. The bar is a 10-15 minute walk from Howe-Russell-

Kniffen. For those preferring to drive, there is limited, metered street-side parking on

Highland Road. Also, nearby campus lots will be open and free by that time of day –

behind Pleasant Hall and adjacent to the visitors’ center – a stone’s throw from Barcadia.

T-Monde - Three remarkably accomplished young musicians come together in

T’Monde, the Acadian phenomenon that Offbeat Magazine has called “a creative fusion

of classic country and out-of-the-way Cajun.” With a combined 10 GRAMMY

nominations among members Drew Simon, Megan Brown, and Kelli Jones, T’Monde

brings influences ranging from early Country music to ancient French and Creole

ballads to present day Cajun music. Born out of friendship and a shared love for the

music, T’Monde has developed a unique sound that is unmatched in Cajun music

today. With their latest album, “Yesterday’s Gone” the band showcases their influences

and musicanship which makes their sound so special.

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VALUED CONTRIBUTORS

STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FROM LOUISIANA SATE UNIVERSITY

Cuiling Liu

Ashlee Taylor

Cher Foster

Jude Bumgardner

Jacob Warner

Elizabeth Cruzado

Clay Tucker

Ria Mukerji

Nick Grondin

Taylor Rowley

Monica Fenton

Xukai Zhang

Charles Canan

Michel Pujazon

Krista Bennett

Jiyoung Lee

Dan Tian

SK Groll

Yaping Xu

Yuxia Wang

Siyi Yu

Brett Spencer

Aubry Kyle

Special thanks to Nedda Taylor for magnificent financial and logistical

support. She made it all happen!

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RESTAURANTS

Hotel Area

Walk-ons –TV-laden sports bar, “game day with a taste of Louisiana,” near the hotel,

3838 Burbank Drive [site of opening night reception]

Lit Pizza - “blast fired” pizza, near the hotel, untested, 3930 Burbank Dr

Unami Japanese Bistro - excellent menu and reasonable prices, sushi and other dishes,

near the hotel, 3930 Burbank Drive

Mike Andersons, a classic Baton Rouge dining spot, local seafood fare (fried seafood for

the most part) with a loyal following and busy Friday nights, 1301 W. Lee Drive

Kolache Kitchen, for Texans who can’t live without a kolache for 48 hours, Baton Rouge’s

version prepared by native Texan, 4245 Nicholson Drive

Atacha Bakery - Lebanese and Greek fast food, humble setting in revamped Pizza Hut,

good grub for lunch, reasonable prices, 3221 Nicholson Drive

El Salvadorena -- tacos, tamales, and papusas, lunch-time expedition worthy, 3285

Nicholson Drive

Voo Doo BBQ -- this ain’t central Texas BBQ, relies on sweet sauce, 3347 Nicholson Drive

North Campus (Highland Road area)

Chimes – prides itself on its wide beer selection, good local fare including fried alligator

and oysters on the half shell, 3357 Highland Road

Louies - famous for its tasty and oversized breakfasts, open 24 hours for hungry night

owls, it is celebrating its 77th year in business and boasts celebrity clientele - a must

destination for visiting Hollywood stars and national politicians, 3322 Lake Street

Koi Sushi, modest sushi/Chinese fare, reasonable prices, 227 W. State Street

Krab Queenz Seafood & Daiquiris, the name says it all, 209 W State Street

Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers (the original outlet) – fried chicken fingers, slaw, and

toast, plus lemonade, limited menu fast food, chain has spread into other parts of the

SWAAG region, 3313 Highland Road

Roul's Deli - a basic burger and poboy shop, 3327 Highland Road

Government Street

White Star Market – ultra-trendy urban food court with Asian, local fare, pizza, vegan,

and tacos; flavorful, no one will look askance at your tattoos, you can run up a tab if you

sample widely, 4624 Government Street

Bistro Byronz – a pleasant local restaurant with aspirations to satisfy international

cravings, a selection of modest dishes with real bistro appeal, reasonable prices, 5412

Government Street

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Perkins Road

Phil’s Oyster Bar – a recently re-opened fabled seafood fixture; oysters on the half shell

(and it is oyster season), po-boys, and the typical seafood platters loaded with fried critters

from the sea, 4335 Perkins Road

Parrain’s – a south Louisiana seafood place, all the local favorites, deeply fried in a made-

to-look rustic place near campus, not cheap, but far from expensive, 3225 Perkins Road

Zippy’s Burritos Tacos & More – build-your-own-burrito type joint in former gas station,

lots of frozen margarita options and sports on TV, reasonably priced, student favorite,

3155 Perkins Road

George’s – legendary Baton Rouge lunch joint, sandwiches and beer, 2943 Perkins Road

Acme Oyster House – a New Orleans transplant with plenty of oyster dishes, and other

locally fried seafood options, prices are moderate, 3535 Perkins Road

Magpie Café – a breakfast/lunch coffee shop with healthy sandwiches and pastries, 3205

Perkins Road

Kalurah St. Grill – a more upscale lunch and dinner location, modern-American menu,

with a contemporary twist, 2857 Perkins Road

City Pork – a neighborhood deli, sandwich shop, and charcuterie specializing in house-

made meats, pickles, condiments and sides, 2363 Hollydale Avenue

Digiulio Brothers Italian Café – a small café serving traditional Italian fare, a local

favorite, 2903 Perkins Road

Red Zepppelin Pizza – not too far from campus; in a pizza-desert city, they serve a decent

pie, despite the name, reasonable prices, 4395 Perkins Road

Others Worth the Drive

Sammy’s Grill – local favorite, local fare, lots of fried seafood and assorted dishes in

casual atmosphere, nice drive down Highland Road, reasonable prices, 8635 Highland

Road

Roberto’s on the River – pleasant drive down river road to old plantation store converted

to restaurant, pretty fair distance from campus or hotel, casual setting, local food with a

Central American flare, not cheap, but not expensive, 985 LA-75, Sunshine, LA (way

down river road) – for return, take the ferry to Plaquemine and follow Highway 1 back to

the Mississippi River bridge for a true local experience

CONFERENCE SPONSORS

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Ron Hagelman, Texas State University