2021 Programs - Virtual Meetings via Zoom
Speakers begin at 10:00 AM Central Time
January 14th
"Climate Change and Adaptation Options for New Orleans and the Gulf South"
Speaker: Dustin Renaud, Communications Director, Healthy Gulf
February 11th
"History of Louisiana Aviation"
Speaker: Vincent Caire, Development and Administration Manager, Baton Rouge Metro Airport
March 11th
"Behind the Photographs"
Speaker: Cheryl Gerber, Freelance Journalist and Documentary Photographer
April 8th
"Conserving Biodiversity Under Climate Change"
Speaker: Nicky Anthony, Professor of Biological Sciences, UNO
May 13th
"Louisiana's Cinco de Mayo Connection"
Speaker: Robert Freeland, VP, Friends of the Cabildo
June 10th
"Enrique Alferez: Symbols of Communication"
Speaker: Katie Pfohl, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, NOMA
July 8th
"Ghost Signs of New Orleans"
Speaker: Ed Branley, Author, teacher and local historian
August 12th
"Satchmo's New Orleans: Then & Now"
Speaker: David Kunian, Music Curator, New Orleans Jazz Museum
September meeting canceled due to Hurricane Ida
October 14th
"The Battle of Baton Rouge: 1779"
Speaker: Robert Freeland, VP, Friends of the Cabildo
November 11th
"The Origins of World War I"
Speaker: Captain Rick Jacobs, USNR (ret)
December 9th
"Julius Rosenwald: 5,000 Schools that Changed America"
Speaker: Susan Hess, Lifelong Volunteer and Advocate
During the pandemic, all programs will be held via Zoom.
When life gets back to normal, meetings will return to the campus of the
University of New Orleans
Rm 407 in the Earl K. Long Library (See Map).
Coffee with speaker at 9:30 am
Program ends at 11:00 am
Programs and speakers are subject to change.
Check this page often for updated details.
Learning Before Lunch is an independent organization run by volunteers.
We encourage anyone interested in helping run, plan or work on publicity for our events to join us.
