12/06 Wednesday: Leanne Clement, Loren Scott, Jay Grymes, Harlan Ullman, Corey Porche

Hour 1:

Leanne Clement

Dr. Leanne Clement with Opera Louisiane chats about "Amahl & the Night Visitors" this Saturday at The Church International. For tickets or more information on the show visit www.operalouisiane.com. 

Loren Scott

LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott comments on the governor's change in the 10 year industrial tax exemption. He also addresses if President Trump's Tax Cuts & Jobs act will really cut taxes and bring jobs to Louisiana. 

Jay Grymes

WAFB Meteorologist Jay Grymes joins Leo again to talk about the chance of snow in the Bayou State this week. 

Hour 2:

Harlan Ullman

Chairman of the Killowen Group Harlan Ullman comments on President Trump recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Ullman discusses why Trump would take this action now.  

Corey Porche

Relationship and marriage counselor Corey Porche discusses how to stay calm during the holiday season and not stress out during what is supposed to be a joyful time. 

12/05 Tuesday: Barry Habib, Jay Grymes, Eric Anderson, Jay Dardenne, Loren Scott, Eric Lane

Hour 1:

Barry Habib

Founder and CEO of MBS Highway Barry Habib chats with guest host Leo Honeycutt about the stock market. He answers questions like how safe is your retirement account, are we in a stock market bubble, will the $2 trillion deficit keep feeding the market unreasonably?

Jay Grymes

WAFB Meterologist Jay Grymes comments on the cold front that's currently passing across Louisiana and what we can expect throughout the week. 

Eric Anderson

Lt. Col. Eric Anderson, Retd US Air Force, CIA, comments on the threat of North Korea. He discusses if Russia and China will intervene or if they are supplying Kim Jung Un with nuclear technology. 

Hour 2: 

Jay Dardenne

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne chats with Leo about the upcoming budget crisis in the Bayou State and the fights facing the governor. 

Loren Scott

LSU Economist Loren Scott comments on his new report out about boom and bust areas in Louisiana. Baton Rouge and Lake Charles are on the up and up but Lafayette and Houma are suffering. 

Eric Lane

President of Gerry Lane Enterprises Eric Lane discusses if end of the year closeouts are the best time to buy cars. He also comments on getting the best value when trading in vehicles. 

02/01 Wednesday: Loren Scott, Tony Guarisco, Ben Bagert

Hour 1: 

Loren Scott

LSU Economist Loren Scott chats with Jim about the future of the country's economy under the Trump administration. Scott says it's good news that Trump wants to reduce taxes. But Scott also says Trump seems to be anti-trade. 

Hour 2:

Tony Guarisco and Ben Bagert

Former state senator and Republican attorney Ben Bagert and former Democratic state senator Tony Guarisco discuss Trump's presidency and his U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch of Colorado. Bagert supports the president's decision. The two also chat about President Trump's travel ban. 

05/5 Thursday: Mark Ballard of the Advocate, Rev. Reginald Pitcher: Anti-Trump, Economist Dr. Loren Scott

HOUR ONE

Mark Ballard

Mark Ballard opens up the show with an update on what's happening in the session. 

Rev. Reginald Pitcher 

Rev. Pitcher is on the show to talk about his reasoning for being against Donald Trump as president. He feels that America will and should elect Hillary Clinton for office.

HOUR TWO

Economist Dr. Loren Scott

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In the second hour Dr. Loren Scott dissects the topics that Donald Trump refuses to address.  He gives an economist point of view on issues that will face whoever comes into office.

11/17 Tuesday: Greg Meriwether, The 2016 Economy, John Bel Edwards

Hour 1:

Greg Meriwether

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Anchor and reporter with Baton Rouge's WAFB, Greg Meriwether, comments on last night's gubernatorial debate and the how Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter attacked each other. Meriwether says Vitter's strategy is changing, he's openly addressing his sex scandal. 

Loren Scott

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LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott predicts the price of oil gradually rising through the next few years. Scott says the supply of oil is falling. He says if oil prices stay where they are, that's bad news and isn't good for the state's budget. 

Scott says the employment rate in the state is flat. He says the next governor of Louisiana makes a huge impact on the future of the Louisiana economy, his focus is on growth.  Scott also discusses the minimum wage. 

Hour 2: 

John Bel Edwards

Democratic for Governor, John Bel Edwards, joins the show to discuss his position on the entry of Syrian refugees into Louisiana. He supports Jindal's letter sent to President Obama requesting more information on the refugees in the state.  Edwards also comments of last night's gubernatorial debate.  

Governor Bobby Jindal announces he is dropping out of the 2016 presidential election. 

MONDAY: Power Outage News, Air Quality Awareness Week, Film Tax Credits, and the Odds of for the 2016 Presidential Election

HOUR ONE: 

Tom Peters from Entergy shares news on power outages.  In New Orleans there are reports that winds were clocked at 71 miles per hour.  "We still have around 65,000 out in the Baton Rouge area," Peters says.  There are no known fatalities from the thunderstorm.  Peters warns from interfering or moving fallen power lines or branches tangled in power lines.  

Environmental Scientist Manager at Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Vivian Aucoin begins Air Quality Awareness Week today.  She is joined by Lauren Tompkins from Louisiana Clean Fuels.  May is Air Quality Awareness Month.  Their website allows for notification for when there is a dangerous ozone level.  "We are really trying to promote the use of alternative fuel," Tompkins says, "What I mean is natural gas, electric, and propane vehicles." 

The Economist Dr. Loren Scott from LSU comments on film tax credits.  He was at LSU for 33 years.  He calls the potential budget cuts to LSU "ugly" and "cut to the bone."

 His report says that Louisiana is only getting about 25 cents back for ever dollar they spend on the film industry.

HOUR TWO: 

Expert on Odds Peter Loshak gives the current odds of the 2016 presidential election.  The odds right now on Governor Jindal are 25 to 1 to win the GOP Nomination and 41 to 1 to win the presidential election from Paddy Power.  Hillary Clinton is even odds right now to win the presidential election.  Clinton is 1 to 7 to win the Democratic Nomination.  

Jeb Bush is 9 to 4 to win the Republican Nomination.  He is 4 to 1 to win the entire race.  

Kim Kardashian is 1000 to 1 to win the 2016 presidential election.  Donald Trump is 100 to 1.  

Marco Rubio is 3 to 1 to win the Republican Nomination.

Chris Christie is 10 to 1 right now to win the Republican Nomination.   

Elizabeth Warren is 12 to 1 to win the Democratic Nomination.  

Patrick Mulhearn Director of Studio Operations, Raleigh Studios Baton Rouge at the Celtic Media Centre offers a different opinion on tax credits.  He argues that the film industry brings in a great deal of tourism.  He talks about an online poll in which 14.5% of people said that the film industry is the reason people came to Louisiana.  

A film is eligible for tax credits after their budget in Louisiana exceeds $300,00.  People in Louisiana favor 4 to 1 keeping the film tax credits as is.  

Films such as Oblivion and Battleship were filmed in Louisiana, as well as three new television shows.  

"If you were to eliminate the whole thing, there would be zero savings for the 2015-16 budget year." 

He suggests people take a harder look at fracking.