FRIDAY: Judy Norton, Tom Aswell and Jeremy White, Sidney Garmon, Dr. Steve J. Cromp, and David Diamond

HOUR ONE: 

Judy Norton joins Jim to discuss her experiences with the television series, "The Waltons." "The cast really is my second family.  We stay as close was we can."  In response to how she was bullied in school, she said, "When I walked down the hall, the kids would go, 'Goodnight, Johnboy.'"  She was an avid skydiver for nearly a decade.  

Political blogger, Tom Aswell, and Publisher of Red Shtick Magazine, Jeremy White join the show to discuss the world at large and crime in Louisiana.  White says, "Bobby Jindal: He'll run America like he ran Louisiana."  Aswell replies, "Don't scare me."  

White comments, "As a follicularly challenged person," he admires warden Burl Cain's hair. 

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HOUR TWO: 

Sidney Garmon from Louisiana Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty discusses Louisiana's relationship with executions.  Garmon says, "Mr. Ford's exoneration last year certainly gives Louisiana time to reflect."  She also says, "It's nice to think our judicial system is totally infallible, but unfortunately that's not the case."  It has been five years since Louisiana's last execution.  Since 2010, there have been 11 death sentences which is an 82% decline.  Garmon says, "Our state could save millions of dollars if people were sentenced to life without chance of parole than execution." 

Pastor David Diamond and Rev. Dr. Steve Cromp join Jim to discuss the Governor's prayer rally later this week and the attack in Paris.  Pastor Diamond says, "We really moved far, far away from what America stands for.  There used to be a God consciousness." 

Diamond responds to a listener's question on abortion, gay marriage, and adultery, "I've been accused of hating homosexuals.  I don't hate anyone.  I hate sin... Homosexuality is an abomination." 

Rev. Dr. Cromp says of the attack in Paris, "These acts parallel closely to the young men in our nation who shoot up schools.  It has very very little to do with Islam." 

Rev. Dr. Cromp attests to his belief in the many different interpretations of scripture to which Pastor Diamond replies, "You're so confused you can't even make up which one is right." 

"I think we probably got another 2,000 atheists since our conversation today," says Rev. Dr. Cromp.  

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WEDNESDAY: Hillar Moore, Kevin Kane, Susan Mustafa

Hour 1:

We start the day with East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar more who talks about the crime problem in Louisiana and what should be done about it.

Moore says we are not only able to track murders, we can track when somebody takes a shot via GPS coordinates.

There are 14 Assistant DAs for every murder in New York City. There are less than 1 for every murder in Baton Rouge.

The average on executions in Louisiana because of appeals is 20-25 years.

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Hour 2:

Kevin Kane, president of the Pelican Institute for Public Policy, shares his thoughts about the high cost of incarceration in Louisiana.

We have more prisoners per capita than any entity in the Western hemisphere. 

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Then it's Susan Mustafa who wrote three true crime novels about serial killers with links to Louisiana including Derrick Todd Lee.

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TUESDAY: Lynne Marino, Bradley Beychok, Collette Dwyer

Hour 1:

Our first guest today is Lynne Marino, the mother of Pam Kinamore who was slain by serial killer Derrick Todd Lee on July 12, 2002.

Lee is connected to at least seven killings and is on Death Row. Marino is battling cancer and hopes to live too see the death of her daughter's killer.

Should Louisiana expedite the executions of Lee and others on Death Row?

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Hour 2:

Then we hear from Bradley Beychok, President of the watchdog group Media Matters. We revisit the Steve Scalise issue and David Duke's interview with Bill O'Reilly.

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MONDAY: Leon Evans, Renita Young, Stephanie Grace

Hour 1 - Leon Evans, CEO with The Center for Health Care services discusses the need to reevaluate the current state of mental health in the prison system. Renita Young, a multimedia journalists with NOLA.com looks at the top Business Stories of 2014.

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Hour 2- Stephanie Grace talks about the latest in Louisiana Political news, and Jim looks back at "Pistol" Pete Maravich

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FRIDAY: Andy Anderson, Amy Anderson, C.B. Forgotston, Stephen Moret, Donna Douglas

Hour 1:

We are joined by Andy Anderson and Amy Anderson from BF Anderson talking finance and what the stock market could do in 2015.

C.B. Forgotston calls in to chat about the 2015 year in Louisiana politics.

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Hour 2:

Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret on the booming industry in Louisiana and the bleak budget picture.

Then we revisit a show from May 2013 in which Donna Douglas joined Jim ahead of a book signing. Douglas died New Years Day 2015 at the age of 81.

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