01/07 Thursday: LSU and Tigerland, Louisiana Politics and Congressman Charles Boustany and Future Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser

HOUR ONE: 

Due to technical difficulties, the first two segments are parts of an encore show from New Year's Eve.  The live show begins in the third segment at 4:25.

J.R. Ball

J.R. Ball is the managing editor of The Times Picayune in Baton Rouge.  He shares his article, Tigerland, the heart of LSU's social scene, may soon disappear.  LSU Football Coach Les Miles has expressed his wishes for his football players to avoid all Baton Rouge bars because of the rising crime.  "They're starting to involve guns," Ball says, "It's not just bar fights or people getting stabbed in a bar." 

HOUR TWO: 

CHarles Boustany

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Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr., M.D., a cardiovascular surgeon with more than 30 years of clinical experience, was first elected to Congress in 2004.  Boustany represents Louisiana’s Third Congressional District, covering South Louisiana.  Boustany has championed health care reform, international trade, tax reform, and sound energy policy focused on building a comprehensive vision providing solutions for all Americans.  Boustany discusses his campaign for the opening Louisiana Senate seat.  

Billy Nungesser

Billy Nungesser is the former President of Plaquemines Parish.  He will soon be the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana.  He joins us today to discuss how he will better the state.  

12/02 Wednesday: Bestselling Young Adult Author Ellen Hopkins, S.T.A.R., and the J.R. Ball on Governor Elect John Bel Edwards

HOUR ONE: 

Ellen Hopkins

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Ellen Hopkins is a poet, freelance writer, and the award-winning author of twenty nonfiction titles and five NY Times Bestselling novels-in-verse. She has published hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from aviation to child abuse to winegrowing. Ellen mentors other writers through her position as a regional adviser for the Nevada chapter of the Society of Children√ïs Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). She is a regular speaker at schools, book festivals and writers conferences across the US, and now throughout the world.  

She shares her book Traffik.  

Five teens victimized by sex trafficking try to find their way to a new life in this riveting companion to the New York Times bestselling author of Tricks.

Racheal Hebert

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Racheal Hebert is a community organizer and nonprofit director with experience in a variety of programs, including initiatives involving sexual trauma, violence prevention, crime victims' rights, and women’s health.  Hebert comments on State Senator Troy Brown's assault charges which he denies.  

HOUR TWO: 

J. R. Ball 

J.R. Ball is the managing editor at the Baton Rouge, nola.com.  He shares his article: Government leaders quick to promise, but slow on the all-important delivery.  Ball also comments on LSU's football season and Les Miles.  

10/06 Tuesday: Caroline Roemer, Harlow Giles Unger, J.R. Ball, Francis Rooney

Hour 1:

Caroline Roemer

Executive Director of the Louisiana Associate of Public Charter Schools Caroline Roemer joins Jim in studio to discuss the success of charter schools in the state. Roemer likes that parents choose to enroll their children in charter schools. There are 138 charter schools in Louisiana. Roemer doesn't agree with teachers unions. 

Harlow Giles Unger

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Author Harlow Giles Unger joins the show to talk about his latest biography, Henry Clay: America's Greatest Statesman. 

"In a critical and little-known chapter of early American history, author Harlow Giles Unger tells how a fearless young Kentucky lawyer threw open the doors of Congress during the nation's formative years and prevented dissolution of the infant American republic."- Amazon

Hour 2:

J.R. Ball

We're joined by news editor for NOLA.com and Times-Picayune J.R. Ball to talk about a poll that ranked former four-term Governor Edwin Edwards number one out of the six most recent Louisiana governors. Ball says Mike Foster was the best governor. He projects we'll see David Vitter and John Bel Edwards in the runoff. 

Ball believes Nick Saban was the best football coach LSU has ever had. He says LSU fans were fine when Saban went to the NFL but only hated him when he went to coach at Alabama. 

Francis Rooney

Former Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney joins the conversation to discuss the aftermath of the papal visit to the United States. Rooney says Pope Francis' trip was a great success. 

Rooney says Pope Francis has a way of bringing up controversial issues, yet everyone still loves him.