Click on the event titles to view the posters from previous Illumination Series event. Recordings are available for select events past.
"My Journey to Thank All the People Responsible for My Coffee"
A. J. Jacobs
"The Pursuit of Fire and Ash: The Life of a Wildland Firefighter"
Ryan Mitchell & Eric Stuart
(Watch the recording here.)
"Influenza Pandemic 1918: Forgotten & Remembered"
Dr. Janet Golden
(Watch the recording here.)
"A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow: A Look at Disney & the American Culture"
Dr. Jason Lantzer
(Watch the recording here.)
"Puerto Rico & the Fight for Self-Determination"
Rosa M. Lazar, Ph.D. and Pedro L. Ramos, Ph.D.
(Watch the recording here.)
"Jean Lafitte & the Pirates of the Gulf"
Dr. David Head
(Watch the recording here.)
"Leading in Crisis"
Mayor Nic Hunter
"Bats: What you'd never thought you'd learn"
Dr. Julie Parlos
"Poetry Reading"
Amy Fleury
"Kehinde Wiley, Portraiture in the 21st Century"
Aline Baldwin
"Community Organizing"
Roishetta Sibley Ozane
"Cultivating Solar Futures: Science Fiction, Art, and Imagining Sustainable Communities"
Joey Eschrich and Clark Miller
"Moral Expertise in Medical Ethics"
Dr. Matthew Butkus
"Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution"
Philippe Girard
"Folk Horror: New Flesh for the Old Ceremony"
Emily Vega
"Celebrating Black History, Arts, and Culture"
Jeanine Blaney
"Folklore of Louisiana"
Emily Vega
"The History of SOWELA"
Connie Milton
"Intro to Credit"
Presented by CSE
"Forms of Karate and Self-Defense"
Presented by 3rd Dragon
"Salzburg Global Seminar"
Barry Humphus
"Starting and Financing a Small Business"
Donna Little
"Auctioneering Skills & Auction Fun"
Hal McMillin
"Credit Smarts: Managing Your Money Wisely"
P.A. Guillory
"Richard Feynman & Nanotechnology"
Bill Kalb
"Ghost Tales: Southern Forest and Heritage Museum (Ghosts)"
Claudia Troll
"Law Enforcement Questions Answered"
Larry Moss
"Images of America: Lake Charles"
Janet Allured, Debbie Johnson-Houston, Jessica Hutchings
"Ghost Legends in Southwest Louisiana"
Adley Cormier
"Our U.S. Constitution: What We Should Know"
Edwin Sherwood
"Black History: A Legacy and a Commitment"
Kathleen Dorsey Bellow
Author Reading from "Those Like Us"
Christopher Lowe
"Works of Henri Matisse"
Bridget McDaniel
"Self-Defense: Don't Be a Victim"
V.O. Clinton, Neil Gremillion, Kyle Miers, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office
"SWLA Paranormal Investigations"
"Award Winning Photographer, Keith Monroe"
Keith Monroe
"Major General Claire Chennault & the Flying Tigers"
Nell Calloway, Executive Director of the Chennault Aviation & Military Museum
"A Brief History of Sulfur Mining in West Calcasieu"
Thom Trahan, Executive Director of the Brimstone Museum
"Animal Rights and Rescue"
Renee Smith of Pit Bull Rescue, and Deborah Watts of Hobo Hotel
"Drag Racers"
James & Emily Augustine
"Remembering Katrina and Rita"
Dr. Lane Nevils
"Author of Cajun Moon"
Dwaines Lawless
"Decisions in Hell: The Question of Flight & Survival during the Holocaust"
Dr. Richard Frankel
"Master Gardener"
Brian Pitre
"Observing the Heavens"
Alex Bell
"Entrepreneurship , Incubation and Innovation in SWLA"
Adrian L. Wallace, Executive Director of the SEED Center
"Legend of Leather Britches Smith"
Keagan LeJeune
"CSI: SOWELA"
Sheriff's Office, Forensics Unit
"Money Knowledge"
Sam Hebert
"Coushatta Heritage"
Jonas John
"Social Media & Reliable News"
John Bridges
"Roll of the Coroner"
Charlie Hunter
"Reading from His Latest Book"
Christopher Lowe
"How to Start & Manage Your Own Successful Business"
Candice Alexander & Jim Ferguson
"Health Disparity in the Black Community"
Dr. Douglas Ray-Breaux, M.D.
"Marketing, Advertising, Branding, Public Relations, and Digital Marketing"
Peter O'Carroll
"OASIS Sexual Assault Awareness - Embrace YOUR Voice"
Kelli Barnes
"Volunteers of America"
Kay Vanchiere
"The Bekery"
Rebekah Hoffpauir
"Louisiana Indians: An Overview"
Dr. Ray Miles
"The Art of the Fishing Fly"
Fred Hannie, Sr.
"The History of Jazz"
Chester & Jairus Daigle
"Women in the Judiciary"
Judge Sharon Wilson
"Finding Your Fire"
Edriena Alexander
"The Art of Tattoo Design"
John Davis and Chris Walkin
"Path to Home Ownership"
Katie Hebert and Mary Kay Hopkins
"Learning to Lose: The Journey of a Martial Artist"
Josh Quayhagen
"Louisiana Culture is Native Culture!"
Dr. Robert Caldwell