Thursday: Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Dardenne and LSU Faculty President Kevin Cope on Sexual Harassment in the Classroom

HOUR ONE: 

Jay Dardenne

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Jay Dardenne is currently the Lieutenant Governor.  He is running as a Republican in the upcoming Gubernatorial election.  He joins Jim today to comment on the upcoming Miss USA Pageant despite the NBC fallout with Donald Trump.  

Dardenne answers a caller's question about his stance on higher education.  "This is important," he says, "We're going to fund it." 

HOUR TWO:

Gubernatorial Q&A

 "If elected governor, what steps will you take to rebuild Louisiana's coastline and how will you make sure that dollars intended for coastal restoration are actually used for that purpose?"

Kevin Cope

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Kevin Cope is an Associate Professor and Faculty Senate President at Louisiana State University.  He discusses the recent termination of an LSU professor on the grounds of sexual harassment.  

Garret Graves

Garret Graves is the Congressman proudly serving for District 6.  He reports on the Coastal Protection settlement with BP regarding the disastrous oil spill.  

Wednesday: Nonsmoking Order in New Orleans, Ask Bobby Jindal Tweets, Gubernatorial Q&A, Bobby Jindal and Baton Rouge High, and Justice Retirement Because of Same Sex Marriage Decision

HOUR ONE: 

Wade Duty

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Wade Duty is the Executive Director of the Louisiana Casino Association.  He comments on how the nonsmoking order in New Orleans has affected Harrah's casino.  

Michelle Southern and Neal Gladner

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Michelle Southern is the Assistant News Director of Louisiana Radio Network.  Neal Gladner is the Vice President of Sales for Louisiana Radio Network and Tiger Rag.  They discuss how Governor Jindal's new "Ask Bobby Jindal" via twitter has backfired.  

Gubernatorial Q&A

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The Gubernatorial Candidates give their letter grade on Governor Jindal. 

Scott Angelle: First term a B;  Second term a C-

John Bel Edwards: "I believe he deserves an F." 

David Vitter: First term a B+; Second term a C-  

Jay Dardenne: First term a B-; Second term a D

HOUR TWO:

 Tyler Bridges

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Tyler Bridges is a Pulitzer award winning journalist.  He shares his story on Governor Jindal's tenor in Baton Rouge High's graduate class of 1988.  Jindal graduated third in his class.  He was voted Most Polite and Most Likely to Succeed.  He was also Captain of the Equations team.  

Patricia Gunter

Patricia Gunter is a Justice of the Peace in Grant Parish.  Rather than perform same sex marriages, Gunter has resigned.  She shares her views and hopes that she may be able to step down quietly since she feels it would be sinful to perform duties as a justice she does not believe in.

Tuesday: Author Chris Bohjalian, C. B Forgotston on the Presidential Election, Gubernatorial Candidates, and the Louisiana Legislature, and Pollster Bernie Pinsonat

HOUR ONE: 

Chris Bohjalian

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Chris Bohjalian is the author of 17 books, including ten New York Times bestsellers.  He will share his new novel Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands.  

C. B. Forgotston

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C. B. Forgotston is a long time politico.  Forgotston will give his take on Bobby Jindal's recent presidential fundraiser and the reception he held in the Governor's mansion.  Forgotston also gives his opinion on the NBC fiasco with Donald Trump and the canceled televising of the Miss USA pageant.  

HOUR TWO:

Bernie Pinsonat

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Bernie Pinsonat is a well known Louisiana pollster.  He discusses Governor Jindal's legacy and his public perception as he enters into the 2016 presidential race.  

Gubernatorial Q&A

Each of the four Gubernatorial candidates answer: What has been the greatest personal challenge of your life? 

David Vitter: "The greatest personal challenge in my life was issues in my marriage many years ago.  In my work in public life... Hurricanes Katrina and Rita." 

Scott Angelle: Angelle says his greatest personal challenge was when he lost his 19 year old sister in a car accident just before college.  

John Bel Edwards: "My army experience in ranger school... I learned what my limits are." 

Jay Dardenne: Dardenne says his greatest personal challenge was his prostate cancer. 

Monday: Author of The English Spy, NBC, Donald Trump, and the Miss USA Pageant, Secretary of Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Same Sex Marriage, and WRKF Radio Announcer Lew Carter

HOUR ONE: 

Daniel Silva

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Daniel Silva is the author of The English Spy. 

Cliff Zukin

Cliff Zukin is a pollster.  He discusses his article in The New York Times 'What's the Matter With Polling.'  

John Delgado

John Delgado is the Metro City Councilman for District 12 in Baton Rouge.  He joins Jim today to comment on NBC pulling out of the Miss USA pageant, which will not be televised because of Donald Trump's remarks about Hispanics.  Delgado laments Trump's words since Baton Rouge will no longer receive tourism advertisement from the Miss USA pageant.  

HOUR TWO:

Paul Davidson 

Paul Davidson is an Executive Director of Blackbear Conservation Coalition.  

GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES

Jim will play a clip from the conference in New Orleans from this past weekend.  Each of the four gubernatorial candidates will make a statement on the same sex marriage decision by the Supreme Court.  

Barry Weinstein

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Rabbi Barry Weinstein joins Jim to discuss the same sex marriage decision by the Supreme Court.  Rabbi Weinstein gives his support to the decision and even proclaims he would officiate a same sex wedding "yesterday."

Taylor Caffery

Lew Carter

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Taylor Caffery is the Host of Hootenanny Power at WRKF-FM 98.3.  Caffery remembers Radio Announcer Lew Carter who died this past Friday.  

Friday: Gubernatorial Candidate Debate, Same Sex Marriage Decision, NFL Football, and Agriculture.

HOUR ONE: 

Clancy Dubos

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Clancy DuBos is the Gambit co-owner and a Political Editor and Anyalyst.  He comments today on the Gubernatorial candidate debate in New Orleans.  

Mike Wolf

Mike Wolf is an attorney.  He discusses the Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage across the United States.  

Pat Collins

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Pat Collins is the former championship football coach at then-Northeast Louisiana University and currently a consultant at Calvary Baptist in Shreveport.  

HOUR TWO: 

Mike Strain

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Mike Strain is the Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.  

Bruce Parker and Gene Mills

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Bruce Parker is the Executive Director of Louisiana Progress.  Gene Mills is the President of Louisiana Family Forum.  Parker and Mills discuss and debate the Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage throughout the United States.  

Kevin Faulk

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Kevin Faulk is a former LSU running back.  He was drafted by the New England Patriots and played in the NFL for 13 years.    

Thursday: Gubernatorial Candidates Q&A on Agriculture, former Saints and Panthers Quarterback Jake Delhomme, Bobby Jindal, and the Impacts of the Legislative Session

HOUR ONE: 

Carey Martin

Carey Martin is the Director of Public Relations at the Louisiana Farm Bureau.  "Louisiana farmers have had a really great run for the past few years... great commodity prices, great weather, great crop yields."  Martin joins Jim as he hosts the 93rd Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting at the Marriott in New Orleans.  Tomorrow, Jim will moderate an exchange between the Farm Bureau and each of the four Gubernatorial candidates.  

Les Duhe'

Les Duhe' is a noted political consultant.  He gives his opinion on each of the four gubernatorial candidates.  "We put a very high premium on being entertained, and the worst thing you can be as a politician is boring," Duhe' says.  

Governor Q&A

Gubernatorial candidates John Bel Edwards, Jay Dardenne, and Scott Angelle deliver their opinions on the following question: 

"What are your observations of the SAVE fund, which was approved by the legislature, and if elected Governor, are you inclined to preserve it or rescind it?

Jay Dardenne says YES we need to keep funding at at least current levels. 

John Bel Edwards says I absolutely commit to maintain funding for the LSU Ag Center and the Southern University Ag Center.

Scott Angelle says, "When farmers thrive, we all thrive... I will give my 100% support... at current levels or higher." 

HOUR TWO: 

Stephanie Grace

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Stephanie Grace is a political columnist at The Advocate.  She calls David Vitter "the man to beat."  She gives her analysis of each of the four gubernatorial candidates, their campaign strategies, and the likely outcomes as the election unfolds.  She also analyzes Governor Jindal's presidential announcement. 

Jake Delhomme

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Jack Delhomme is a former NFL quarterback.  He played in college football at ULL, then went onto the Saints before he played in the European NFL.  He returned in 1999 to play for the Saints before he moved onto the Panthers as starting quarterback.  He is being inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.