Talk Louisiana

Attorney and politician Hunter Lundy gives his thoughts as to why he is against Amendment 2. Journalist and publisher of Louisiana Voice Tom Aswell talks various local and national political topics including his support of Amendment 2 and tax tariffs and also his latest work, "101 Wrongful Convictions in Louisiana".

Catholic religious sister and a leading American advocate for the abolition of the death penalty Sister Helen Prejean speaks on her thoughts regarding the death penalty in Louisiana. Journalist and reporter John Lechner talks his latest work, "Death is Our Business". Vice President of Federal Affairs at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Brian Connell talks the preservation of health care tax credits.

Congressman for Louisiana's 6th district Cleo Fields discusses the current state of governmental affairs and various political topics. Attorney and politician Ben Bagert talks his political career and current political matters.

Journalist and activist Lamar White comments on local and national topics including where we are as a state and country in the first few months of the Trump administration. The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks various local and national political topics including Mike Johnson and the recent State of the Union address.

Journalist and member of the Shades of Success Calendar team Chante Warren talks the upcoming event honoring twelve distinguished women. For more information, visit theshadesofsuccess.net. Retired lieutenant general and founder of the GreenARMY General Russel Honore comments on various political topics including Donald Trump and his recent State of the Union Address. Author and instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School Dr. Meredith Gansner talks her latest work, "Teen Depression Gone Viral".

Assistant Director for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Mary Stein speaks on funding for the EBR Parish library as well as upcoming events for the month of March. Retired Marine Major General Ron Richard comments on various political topics including the US and Ukraine.

Metro councilman for District 5 Darryl Hurst talks the current dispute between Mayor Sid Edwards and the East Baton Rouge Parish library and also the conflict between former metro councilman Darrell Glasper. Associate Professor of Public Relations at the Gaylord College of Mass Communication Jensen Moore is joined by McMahon Centennial Professor at Gaylord College Kathy Johnson to discuss Title IX and its protection of employees as well as students.

Lieutenant governor of Louisiana Billy Nungesser comments on the upcoming Mardi Gras season as well as a recap of the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Activist and co-founder of Abortion for America Kaitlyn Joshua speaks on the impact of reproductive rights throughout our state and county. Executive Director of PASA Jackie Lyle talks her friendship with the late great Roberta Flack and also the upcoming event "Omnium Circus". For more information, visit https://pasaonline.org/omnium-circus-1.

Executive Director at Teach For America Greater Baton Rouge Laura Vinsant speaks on the latest news regarding education in our city. The Advocate's Mark Ballard comments on various local and national political topics including Pres. Trump and the latest with his policies. Arkansan painter and sculptor Kevin Kresse talks his great Johnny Cash sculpture in the US State Capitol.

Former metro councilman and Republican Darrell Glasper comments on the mayor's proposal of diverting East Baton Rouge Parish Library funds to the parish general fund. Writer Joseph McBride discusses secret service agent Clint Hill and the tragedy of the Kennedy assassination. Former LSU Head Women's Tennis Coach and board member of Team Luke: Hope for Minds Tony Minnis talks his involvement with the non-profit Team Luke.

LSU Shreveport professor Jeff Sadow is joined by columnist and writer Quin Hillyer to discuss various local and national political topics including Donald Trump and Ukraine. Veteran anchorman George Sells talks the big changes in the world of media news.

Veteran Louisiana politico Jim Brown comments on various political topics including Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from the third district and Democrat Davante Lewis talks his demotion as vice chair from the PSC and his comments regarding Gov. Landry.

Republican Political Consultant Roy Fletcher is joined by former state lawmaker, cofounder of 10000 Women Louisiana, and Democrat Melissa Flournoy to discuss various political topics including Trump's presidency thus far and also Gov. Landry. Political scientist and author Thomas Patterson talks his latest work, "American Populist: Huey Long of Louisiana".

Former chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party Katie Bernhardt talks the state affairs regarding the Democratic party as well as recent comments from PSC Vice Chairman Davante Lewis. The Advocate's Mark Ballard comments on various local and national political topics including the latest with Pres. Trump.

Senior editor and columnist at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rex Nelson talks various topics including the current state of Southern politics. The Advocate/The Times-Picayune reporter Tyler Bridges comments on several state political topics including Gov. Landry.

Libertarian Mike Wolfe and Republican Scott Wilfong argue opposing points of current political events. Cyclist Mark Martin gives insight to pedestrian and cyclist travel through the city of Baton Rouge.

Former commentator and columnist Ed Cullen comments on topics including cyclists throughout our community as well as funding for the Baton Rouge libraries. Runner and Baton Rouge Activist Jenni Peters talks the efforts to revitalize our city with Envision Baton Rouge. Former Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory speaks on various political topics including LSU Law Center's Prof. Levy and the Trump administration thus far.

Longtime politico James Carville talks the Trump administration thus far. Employment & Labor attorney Jill Craft comments on her representation of LSU law professor Ken Levy and his return to the LSU Law Center. Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 86 Nick Muscarello speaks on the bill reinstating the death penalty in Louisiana.

The Advocate's Mark Ballard comments on the latest with the US House budget and also five years since Trump was acquitted. The Advocate's Patrick Sloan-Turner talks local political topics including the Metro Council's failure to pass the tax renewal. Novelist Steve Berry talks his latest work, "The Medici Return".

Assistant Director for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Mary Stein sheds light on how the library operates, and the possible repercussions of the mayor's proposed extraction of funds from the library. Associate Professor of Public Relations at the Gaylord College of Mass Communication Jensen Moore talks the winning and losing commercials of Super Bowl LIX. Author David Gessner discusses his latest work "The Book of Flaco: The World's Most Famous Bird".

Founder & managing director at ReBirth Brands Jordan Piazza talks his restaurant "The Colonel's Club" and the impact from Covid on the restaurant industry five years later. Metro councilman for District 5 Darryl Hurst comments on various local political topics including funding for the library. Musician Gary Lewis reflects on his life and times.

Author and Republican political consultant Stuart Stevens gives his thoughts on President Donald Trump. Candidate for Council Member District 2 in St. George Bill Brigman talks his candidacy and campaign. Candidate for Louisiana State Senate in District 14 Quentin Anderson speaks on his campaign and candidacy.

Columnist and writer Quin Hillyer is joined by former executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana Marjorie Esman to comment on various topics including Bill Cassidy and Donald Trump. Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell talks the latest on Louisiana challenging the federal decision to slash the cost of phone calls from prison. Editor for the Louisiana Illuminator is joined by WRKF Capitol Access Reporter Brooke Thorington to comment on the latest local news.

Former Secretary of State of Louisiana Jay Dardenne talks his career throughout the years and also comments on several political topics. The Advocate's Mark Ballard speaks on on various local and national political topics including the latest on Donald Trump and Senator Kennedy.

Financial advisor Fred Dent gives an update on the markets as well as talks his latest work, "Your Legend, Purpose, and Vision Crystalized". Political consultant Mary Patricia Wray is joined by former State Representative Troy Hebert to discuss the Trump regime thus far and Bill Cassidy. Managing Artistic Director at Swine Palace and LSU Theatre Vastine Stabler is joined by actor Craig Ester to talk their upcoming production, "Red Velvet". For tickets and more information, visit https://lsucmda-internet.choicecrm.net/dist/#/event-details/S0:E164.

Assistant Director for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library Mary Stein announces the exciting upcoming events at the library. Associate professor of political science at Louisiana State University Shreveport Jeff Sadow talks the recent controversy with LSU Law professor Ken Levy, and breaking news about Cassidy's vote. American blues musician and Christian minister John Lee Hooker Jr. speaks on his life and career. Associate professor at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health Dr. Candice Nicole Hargons discusses her new book "Good Sex: Stories, Science, and Strategies for Sexual Liberation".

Author and investigative journalist Dan Moldea comments on several political topics including Trump's administration thus far. Former LSU Manship School professor Bob Mann talks his latest work, "You Are My Sunshine".

Lieutenant governor of Louisiana Billy Nungesser talks the upcoming Super Bowl in New Orleans and its impact on the city and the state. District Attorney Tony Clayton talks his ongoing abortion pill case. Employment & Labor attorney Jill Craft comments on her representation of LSU law professor Ken Levy.

Former state lawmaker, cofounder of 10000 Women Louisiana, and Democrat Melissa Flournoy is joined by former member of the Louisiana State Senate and Republican John Milkovich to discuss various topics including Trump's return to the White House and the LSU law center professor's suspension. The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks the latest in local and national news including the latest on the recent Washington plane crash tragedy.

CEO of the YWCA Greater Baton Rouge Dianna Payton talks the federal budgetary spending freeze. Feature writer in The Washington Post Manuel Roig-Franzia discusses Marco Rubio in depth with reference to his book "The Rise of Marco Rubio". Senior reporter for the Louisiana Illuminator Julie O’Donoghue reviews various current state political topics.

Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster talks various political topics including Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan's speech on the Space Challenger Shuttle. Music and film critic John Wirt remembers actor and film director Paul Newman. Grammy-award winning operatic tenor and general director of Opera Louisiane Paul Groves speaks on his successful career throughout the years and what's new at Opera Louisiane. For more information, visit https://www.operalouisiane.com/.

Board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Linda Eckert speaks on the importance on being informed on cervical cancer by referencing her latest work, "Enough". Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson talks various local education topics including the latest with LSU Law Professor Ken Levy. Lawyer and personal legal adviser, fixer, confidant, and close friend to Johnny Carson, Henry Bushkin remembers Johnny Carson. Boyd Professor of English Emeritus J. Gerald Kennedy speaks on various topics including Edgar Allen Poe.

Republican Political Consultant Roy Fletcher comments on several political topics including Washington Mardi Gras and Trump's first week of his second term as president. Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster flashes back to an interview from R&B and soul singer Aaron Neville on his 84th birthday. Editor at the Louisiana Illuminator Greg Larose talks various local Louisiana news topics including Gov. Landry and the MAGA flag and the latest news with the LSU law school professor.

The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks the latest in various political topics including Washington Mardi Gras, Sen. Bill Cassidy, and Donald Trump. Lawyer and personal legal adviser, fixer, confidant, and close friend to Johnny Carson, Henry Bushkin remembers Johnny Carson 20 years since his passing.

President of the Louisiana AFL-CIO Louis Reine talks the current state of national politics including the recent presidential pardons of convicted criminals involved in the 2021 January 6th insurrection. Republican politician Roger Villere remarks on his his time spent as the state chairman of the Republican party of Louisiana and discusses the Trump administration thus far.

Boyd Professor of English Emeritus J. Gerald Kennedy speaks on various topics including Edgar Allen Poe, Donald Trump, and Andrew Jackson. Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster comments on various political topics. Radio host, author, and political commentator Michael Medved gives his thoughts on Donald Trump's return to the White House amid last nights inauguration.

Founder & CEO at SPIRO Stretch Elena Keegan talks the importance of staying fit and also how to keep fitness New Year's resolutions. For more information, https://spirostretch.com/.19th Judicial District Court Judge Donald Johnson remembers civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. and also comments on the idea of taxing for justice. Boyd Professor of English Emeritus at LSU J. Gerald Kennedy speaks on writer and poet Edgar Allen Poe and Donald Trump.

Veteran Louisiana politico Jim Brown is joined by attorney and former communications director for the Democratic Party Susan Nelson to discuss Trump's return to the White House. Founder of WRKF Eric Deweese talks the start of WRKF and its success throughout the years and also the California wildfires as a resident of Pasadena, California. Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Longevity Science Carlos Gould comments on the dangers as a result of the Wildfires in the Palisades. Editor at the Louisiana Illuminator Greg Larose is joined by WRKF Capitol Access Reporter Brooke Thorington to speak on various state politics including Gov. Landry's plane and UNO layoffs.

Republican activist and member of the Republican Central Committee Michael Chittom comments several topics including new East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor Sid Edwards and also the upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump. The Advocate's Mark Ballard talks various local and national political topics including Trump's upcoming inauguration.

The Advocate's Patrick Sloan-Turner speaks on various local topics including the latest on St. George. Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster remembers legendary Louisiana author Ernest Gaines on what would have been his 92nd birthday. Columnist and writer Quin Hillyer talks various topics including his return to the sphere of local Louisiana journalism, and Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration.

Louisiana Illuminator reporter Piper Hutchinson comments on the latest with the Ten Commandments, higher education boards, and Title IX. Civil rights activist and politician Gary Chambers gives his thoughts on new East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor Sid Edwards. PAR Research director Melinda Deslatte talks various topics including Governor Jeff Landry's administration and also the upcoming March election.

Director of the Jewish Film Festival Ara Rubyan gives insight into this years Jewish Film Festival. For more information, visit https://brjff.com. Author and investigative journalist Dan Moldea speaks on various topics including the upcoming presidential inauguration of Donald Trump and also the economic effects of the California wildfires.

Economist and president and founder of Loren C. Scott & Associates Loren Scott talks the status of the state and national economy amid various events including the fires in California as well as Donald Trump's inauguration. Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster comments on various topics including the results of the Trump trial in New York.

Former LSU basketball, NBA player, and director of the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Rudy Macklin talks New Year's resolutions and why keeping them can be so difficult. The Advocate's Mark Ballard comments on various topics including Mike Johnson, Trump's upcoming inauguration, as well as the wildfires in California.

Insurance commissioner Tim Temple comments on the wild fire tragedies throughout the Palisades in Los Angeles and it's effect on their insurance rates and also insurance rates throughout our state. Former Head of LSU alumni association Charlie Roberts recalls the late Jimmy Carter's visit to LSU in 1994 at the dedication of The Lod Cook Alumni Center. Music and Film critic John Wirt remembers the great Elvis Presley on what would have been his 90th birthday.

Assistant Director at East Baton Rouge Parish Library Mary Stein gives insight into what's to come at the library in the new year. Political consultant Mary Patricia Wray is joined by former State Representative Troy Hebert to discuss various topics including Governor Landry's first year in office, Trump's upcoming inauguration, and the New Orleans tragedy on Bourbon Street.

District Attorney Hillar Moore comments on various local news topics including new mayor Sid Edwards, violent crimes throughout our community, and the tragedy on Bourbon Street. American investigative reporter, author and film director Jason Berry talks the terrorist attack in New Orleans on Bourbon Street.

Editorial Director and columnist at The Times-Picayune and The Advocate Nola Stephanie Grace, New Orleans native David Bellinger, health equity reporter for the Gulf States Newsroom Drew Hawkins, and Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Billy Nungesser all comment on the recent Bourbon Street tragedy and give their thoughts on who's to blame for this act of terrorism.

State Representative Mandie Landry is joined by The Advocate's Mark Ballard to discuss the recent terrorist attack on Bourbon Street. Retired lieutenant general and founder of the GreenARMY General Russel Honore comments on various impactful US tragedies including the attack on Bourbon Street.

Former state lawmaker and French Quarter resident Garey Forster comments on the recent incident on Bourbon Street. Financial advisor Fred Dent gives a review of the 2024 markets and also what's to come in 2025 with Trump as president. Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell talks various topics including the Bourbon Street tragedy and the passing of the 39th president, Jimmy Carter.