06/15 Wednesday: Patel Running for Senate, Slim Harpo Awards, Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, Crisis Intervention Center

HOUR ONE

Abhay Patel

Abhay Patel is running for the Senate.  A graduate of Louisiana State University, Patel has previously worked in economics and finance in the state of New York.  For the last few years he has worked in New Orleans. This is his first time running for office.

Johnny Palazzotto

Palazzotto is co-founder of Baton Rouge Blues Foundation,Inc. He currently produces the Slim Harpo Music Awards and presents Music in the Schools throughout Louisiana. Palazzotto joins Jim on the show a week before the Slim Harpo Award Show that will be held at The Varsity Theater in Baton Rouge.

HOUR TWO

LTG Russel Honore

LT. General Russel L. Honoré, US Army (Ret),  joins Jim on the show to talk about the Orlando shooting and the child who was killed by an alligator in DisneyWorld.  Honore talks gun control and criticizes the procedures of investigating suspect criminals in reference to the Orlando incident.

Aaron Blackledge

 In over three decades of operation the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, Inc. has effectively and positively touched the lives of tens of thousands of people and their neighbors in surrounding communities. Aaron Blackledge is the Exec. Director and he joins the show to talk about the services provided amid the traumatic events that have happened over the week.

06/14 Tuesday: Council for a Better Louisiana, Forum for Equality, ProCon.org, NENA

HOUR ONE

Barry Erwin

President and CEO of CABL, Erwin discusses budget cuts while the special session is being conducted.  Erwin elaborates on what he calls the "needs-based" system of TOPS and the budget as whole and its effects on the people.

Sarah Jane Brady

Exec. Dir. of Forum for Equality in New Orleans, Sarah Jane Brady joins Neal in discussing the Orlando shooting and the whole LGBT community especially here in Louisiana.

HOUR TWO

Kamy Akhavan

Akhavan is the Managing Editor of ProCon.org a nonprofit nonpartisan public charity that provides well-sourced pro, con, and related research on controversial issues.  Akhavan talks about the pros and cons of gun control in light of the shooting that occurred in Orlando.

Brian Fontes

The Voice of 9-1-1™, NENA is on the forefront of all emergency communications issues. CEO Brian Fontes talks about the phenomenon of texting 9-1-1 rather than calling and talking for safety reasons.

06/13 Monday: Immigration in the Presidential Campaign, Protection in Public, Skip Bertman on being a Father, Ann Wilder helping Radicals

HOUR ONE

Gus Weill

The former public relations specialist discusses the tone of the presidential race since the Orlando shooting over the weekend.  Weill expresses his feelings about the future of Donald Trump's campaign.

Aubrey Futrell

Retired Louisiana state trooper, and former SWAT trainer specialist, Aubrey Futrell, talks with host Leo Honeycutt about how to protect ourselves in public places.  He gives tips on precautions to take in different scenarios.

HOUR TWO

Skip Bertman

Legend Skip Bertman talks about what it takes to be a good father and passes down some advice his father gave him.

Ann Wilder

Executive Director of Behavioral Health Services, Ann Wilder joins Leo to talk about characteristics or situations that create a radical.  Wilder talks about how to help these people and what triggers their behaviors.

06/10 Friday: Rep. Gene Reynolds, Rosie Schaap remembers Ali, Tom Aswell on Bobby Jindal

HOUR ONE

Gene Reynolds

Representative Gene Reynolds talks about the consecutive sessions since February 14. Reynolds describes the process of getting a bill passed and the differences in this process between Gov. John Bel Edwards and former Gov. Bobby Jindal.

Rosie Schaap

Rosie Schaap, a columnist for the New York Times, shares her story of meeting Muhammad Ali while Ali was shooting the cover for Sport Magazine in 1976.

Flashback Friday

Hear Rosie Schaap's father, Dick Schaap, reminisce on some of his favorite moments with the champ.

HOUR TWO

Tom Aswell

Publisher of the blog, Louisiana Voice and author of Bobby Jindal: His Destiny and Obsession, Tom Aswell joins Jim to discuss numerous topics ranging from Bobby Jindal's career to Muhammad Ali's sense of humor.

06/09 Thursday: Update on the Session; New Orleans Rep. Walt Leger, Bill Bryan vs. Vincent Bruno

HOUR ONE

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard joins the show at the closing of the first week of the special session.  

Walt Leger

New Orleans Representative, Walt Leger talks with Jim about the current bills being passed in the session.  Leger gives some ballpark figures identifying how close representatives are to closing the gap in the budget.

HOUR TWO

Bill Bryan

Attorney and member of the GOP Executive Committee, Bryan joins Jim and Republican Vincent Bruno on what people should want in a president.

Vincent Bruno

Republican and former New Orleans law officer, Vincent Bruno joins Attorney and member of the GOP Executive Committee Bill Bryan to discuss with Jim what people should be looking for in the next president.