The Roosevelt Institution

Warren S Carter

School: Louisiana State University

Member of:
Chapter Heads
Reducing our dependence on foreign, harmful, and unsustainable energy
Socioeconomic Diversity in Higher Education
Louisiana State University
Southern Region Schools
Building an America that Works for Working Families

Contact info:

Contact Email:	smootcarter(AT)yahoo.com
Cellphone:	540-303-7809
City, State, ZIP:	Baton Rouge, LA 70893

Policy interests: Criminal justice, Disaster preparedness, Diversity, race, and opportunity, Economic policy, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Immigration, International development, International security, Nonprofits and philanthropy, Political strategy, Poverty and social justice, Public administration and management, Religion, Responsible business practices, Science and innovation, Social policy, Sustainability, The courts, The media, Urban policy

Smoot Carter grew up on a small horse farm in Winchester, VA and attends Louisiana State University, majoring in Political Science and Business: Pre-Law. Smoot transferred to LSU from the College of William and Mary in his Freshman Year in college to participate in the decathlon. In 2006, Smoot played a role in LSU's run for a national title, as the Tigers finished 2nd to University of Texas in the NCAA National Championships. He has since changed sports and competes in Olympic Weightlifting under 2004 Athens Olympics Head Coach, Gayle Hatch.
As the President of The Roosevelt Institution @ LSU, Smoot has headed up efforts to promote a better understanding of the public policy process and proper discourse on national issues. He has also founded The LSU Visionary Institute, a group providing public policy research to assist Louisiana elected officials and legislators in reaching their public policy goals.
Passionate about politics, political theory, and education, Louisiana is a haven for Smoot. While at LSU, he plans to institute programs promoting higher-level educational opportunity for Louisiana residents. He hopes to study political theory at Oxford following his undergraduate experience, in order to understand higher level political thought and how Louisiana politics can be reformed for the betterment of the State.