LSU engineering students built MuniciPal, an app that helps residents report and track local infrastructure issues like potholes and broken streetlights. Their research-driven capstone project bridges communication gaps and streamlines public works repairs.Learn more about the app ➡️ lsu.edu/blog/2025/05/municipal-app.php
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- 0:27🌊 Why Storm Surge Is the Greatest Hurricane ThreatWhen tropical storms push water onshore, storm surge can rise several feet in minutes—posing the greatest danger to coastal communities. LSU’s CERA tool helps predict and prepare for these life-threatening events. 🌊⚡ #LSU #StormSurge #HurricanePreparedness #FloodProtection
- 0:31We Build Teams That Win: Saving Lives When Storms Strike 🌊Since its inception in 2006, LSU’s Coastal Emergency Risks Assessment has been delivering ever-improving storm-surge forecasts via an easy-to-use website meant for coastal residents and the emergency managers tasked with keeping them safe.Read more ➡️ https://www.lsu.edu/blog/2025/08/cera-storm-surge-tool.php
- 0:20Like a Rose, We RiseAmid the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, one flower endured. Named for New Orleans gardener Peggy Martin, who lost her parents and her home in the storm, the rose that bears her name survived and came to symbolize hope, renewal, and resilience. On Saturday, the Peggy Martin Rose will adorn LSU football helmets—a lasting reminder that even after the storm, we rise. Learn more about the rose: https://lsu.edu/katrina-20th/index.php
- 2:38LSU Innovation Powers the Nation’s Most Trusted Hurricane Storm Surge Forecasting Tool 🌀Since its inception in 2006, LSU’s Coastal Emergency Risks Assessment has been delivering ever-improving storm-surge forecasts via an easy-to-use website meant for coastal residents and the emergency managers tasked with keeping them safe.Read more ➡️ https://www.lsu.edu/blog/2025/08/cera-storm-surge-tool.php
- 0:25🧢 Trucker Hat GiveawayInterim President Matt Lee held a DIY tucker hat event during the first week of the 2025 fall semester.
