06/27 Monday: Insurance Commissioner, Rev David Diamond and Justice of the Peace Moses Evans, Marriage of Robert and Mercedes Villasenor

HOUR ONE

Jim Donelon

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon joins the show in the midst of hurricane season to inform listeners about different insurance rates in Louisiana.

HOUR TWO

David Diamond

Moses Evans

Justice of the Peace, Moses Evans performs the marriage of Robert and Mercedes Villasenor

Rev. David Diamond and Justice of the Peace, Moses Evans discuss the Supreme Court decision on abortion and the one year anniversary on same sex marriage.  Moses Evans performs the marriage of Robert and Mercedes Villasenor in-studio.

 

 

06/24 Friday: Commissioner of Agriculture, Lester Duhe, Flashback Friday: Mark Emmert, Pres. Ronnie Anderson, Benefits of Coffee Drinking, Obama and Immigration

HOUR ONE

Mike Strain

Commissioner of Louisiana Department of Agriculture talks about the industry since he came into office.  Strain emphasizes the importance of the lifting of the Cuban embargo and the effects it has on agriculture and trade.

Lester Duhe

Political consultant Lester Duhe talks with Jim about politics in Louisiana and his predictions on who the people would prefer as president.

Flashback Friday: former Chancellor of LSU, Mark Emmert

The year was 2001 when Jim interviewed the former Chancellor about LSU football, taxes and funding for higher education.

HOUR TWO

Ronnie Anderson

Ronald "Ronnie" Anderson is serving his 23rd term as president of Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation. He joins Jim at the convention in New Orleans to discuss farming in Louisiana despite the flooding in the northern areas of the state earlier this year.

Dr. Geoffrey Kabat

Geoffrey Kabat, a cancer epidemiologist at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, was mentioned in an article in the New York Times that claims regularly drinking coffee could protect against at least two types of cancer. 

Mike Wolf

Attorney Mike Wolf addresses Congress and President Barack Obama's controversial executive actions on immigration and the affirmative action case dealing with a university in Texas.

06/23 Thursday: Mark Ballard, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, Sociology of Sports

HOUR ONE

Mark Ballard

It's the last day of the special session and Mark Ballard of The Advocate joins Jim to talk about what members are discussing during the final hours.

Carey Martin

Public Relations and Director of Information of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, Carey Martin joins Jim at the convention in New Orleans to talk about the Farm Bureau Federation and the role farmers play in our lives.
 

HOUR TWO

Dr. Harry Edwards

Edwards is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology of California at Berkeley. Dr. Edwards also has a long and storied history of activism focused upon developments at the interface of sport, race, and society.  He discusses the effects of media and the 21st century on young African American athletes today in his book, "Sociology of Sports."

06/22 Wednesday: Invisible Influence, Coconuts in Louisiana politics, Leaders With Vision, 2nd Amendment with Pratt, "Pistol" Pete Maravich's Birthday

HOUR ONE

Jonah Berger

Jonah Berger is a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and bestselling author of Invisible Influence.  Berger talks about how outside influences play a  large role in the decisions we make; whether we realize it or not.

Elbert Guillory

Former State Senator states that he is running for Congress out of Louisiana's Fourth District this fall in a YouTube video.  In the video he states that Congress needs more officials with coconuts. Guillory joins Jim on the show to elaborate on his video statement and his plans if elected.

Jean Armstrong

President of Leaders With Vision, a catalyst to build a more informed society though civic involvement at all levels of society and government.  Armstrong promotes the Reality Check Luncheon, the 1st legislative review on June 24th at Ralph & Kacoo’s Restaurant,
6110 Bluebonnet Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70809.

HOUR TWO

Edward Pratt

Pratt wrote an article in The Advocate dealing with the 2nd Amendment.  Despite Pratt's sarcasm about purchasing an RPG, he feels that there should be some limit on the purchasing of weapons of mass destruction.  

Dan Borne

Dan Borné, the Public address announcer at LSU, comments on the legacy of Pete Maravich on the 69th Birthday of "Pistol" Pete.

06/21 Tuesday: Dan Moldea, Charges against Alabama players were dropped, Renaming of Lee High School

HOUR ONE

Dan Moldea

Investigative reporter, Dan Moldea touches on the presidential race, mentioning Clinton's chances of being indicted, Donald Trump and Roger Stone.

James Moran

James Moran, Associate Editor of Tiger Rag comments on a Louisiana DA's decision to drop drug and gun charges against two Alabama players.

HOUR TWO

Philip Hackney

LSU law professor, Hackney joins Attorney Hays Town on the discussion of having public buildings named after confederate icons like the Robert E. Lee High school. 

Hays Town III

Attorney Hays Town III joins LSU law professor, Philip Hackney on discussing having public buildings named after confederate icons like Robert E. Lee High school. 

06/20 Monday: HRI Revitalizing Cities, American Commitment, Sports Hall of Fame, Funding for TOPS

HOUR ONE

Pres Kabacoff


Owner and president of HRI Properties, a full-service real estate development company in New Orleans, talks about his book, Revitalizing Cities. HRI Properties’ early work in neighborhoods and communities made a way for it to become a leader in revitalizing historic neighborhoods that have been abandoned and left vacant.

Phil Kerpen

American Commitment engages in critical public policy fights over the size and intrusiveness of government through direct advocacy, strategic policy analysis, and grassroots mobilization.  Kerpen joins the show to talk about government's intrusiveness on broadband expansion in the capitol city.

Doug Ireland

Doug Ireland is an assistant athletic director/sports information director at Northwestern State University.  Doug has served as chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame since April 1991.  He joins Jim to talk about the inductees of 2016 that will be inducted Saturday. 

HOUR TWO

Dayne Sherman

Dayne Sherman is an American journalist and fiction writer. Sherman joins Faculty Senate President, Kevin Cope to talk about TOPS for higher education in the session since only 70% of funding has been approved.

Kevin Cope

President of the LSU Faculty Senate, Cope joins Dayne Sherman to talk about TOPS for higher education in the legislative session since only 70% of funding has been approved.