06/29 Thursday: Ronnie Anderson and Lester Duhé

Hour One

Ronnie Anderson

Ronnie Anderson is the president of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation; he has served as the president for 28 years since being elected in July 1989. In 1995, he was named “Man of the Year in Louisiana Agriculture” by Progressive Farmer Magazine. 

 

Hour Two

Lester Duhé

Political Consultant Lester Duhé was on to speak about President Trump, healthcare and Governor John Bel Awards.

09/28 Wednesday: Lester Duhe, Shelter at Home Program with Julie Baxter Payer

HOUR ONE

Lester Duhe

Lester Duhe, a former football player at Louisiana State University joins Jim on the show to talk about the interim head coach, Ed Orgeron and a little bit about the presidential candidates.

Julie Baxter Payer

Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications, Legal and Special Projects, Payer joins the show to talk with callers and Jim about the Louisiana Shelter at Home Program.  Deadline to register for the program is October 15.

HOUR TWO

Trey Ourso

Trey Ourso is a political consultant joining the show to talk about the presidential debates Monday night.  Ourso discusses Hillary and Donald's campaigns, determining who he feels "won" the debate.

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.