The Freeman Report

One of the very first podcasts I did was 'Why men wait until it it too late to go to the doctor'.  Recently I did not heed my own podcast advice.  I do wish to thank the medical that is helping me ge through this.  Just wished I would have listened to what my body was telling me.   So I urge you to listen to your body and if something does not feel right, do not wait as I did. KF

The Elite 8 Championship is about a month away and half way through this season has been one to remember.  I give my top 8 standings that many may disagree with but any of the top 3 could be #1.  Someone has to be.  Have not seen this much parity in a long time. KF

Many all over the country who have played in this league in years past anticipate the annual preseason rankings for the Baton Rouge CSAA league.  Doctors, lawyers and business men living in virtually every state from A-Z may remember playing for one of the teams. Altough the name of the league may have changed several times, the fierce competion remains. The preseason rankings were posted before t...

Having done a podcast with someone that has Parkinison's, Frank O'Mara and someone who has Dementia, Austin Goings, never did I think the two might meet but in researching for this podcast I discovered there is something called Parkinson's Disease Dementia.  There are numerous types of dementia and the most prominent is Alzheimer's.  But how does a doctor discern which type a p...

I never really thought much about Caregivers until recently when I had a conversation with a family member taking care of her sister.  Caregivers to me were in the medical field and were mostly associated with hospice, those that came in to help someone at the end of life.  My view was totally wrong! The Mind Center located in Jackson, MS has a program called Caregiver University where they educat...

John, Foster and I just spent 3 great days in Virginia.  Foster and I traveled aroudn the state visiting several Civil War battlefields while John worked and the three of also managed to go to VA Tech/MIami football game in Blacksburg.  Was certainly different in Lane stadium than Tiger stadium.  People were nice and love the intro with Enter Sandman.  But LSU takes tailgating to a whole other lev...

I discuss the big college football games for week 12 and we are now in the period where many are right on the edge - lose and they are out of the playoffs. Win and they still have a chance to make the CFP.   Additionally, I traveled to Michigan and Ohio this past week and all airports seemed calm and the TSA personnel were very professional without having received a paycheck in about a month.  The...

Last week LSU had an interim President, head football coach and athletic director.  Today we now have a president and AD.  I am not infatuated with the choice for president as some alums I have spoken to feel the same way.  Many think he was railroaded in as the choice of the governor who also supposedly had a hand in the firing of Brian Kelly and Scott Woodward, the AD.    My personal feeling is...

Dave Cox is in Baton Rouge to attend the LSU - Texas A&M game and came on the Freeman Report as a guest for the second time.  We recap week 8 games and then preview some upcoming games this weekend of Week 9.   Enjoy

Week 7 saw a few upsets and surprises and Week 8 in college football has some games where the loser will probably fall out of CFP contention.   Another coach got fired last week and I am not a fan of the buyout clause for coaches who get let go.  James Franklin will get $49 million after being terminated by Penn St. To me you pay for success and sometimes when coaches do well and schools want to k...

I sit down with Mayor Sid Edwards of East Baton Rouge Parish to talk about his first nine months in office, the highs and lows and also his thougths on Governor Jeff Landry requesting National Guard troops for Shreveport, New Orleans and Baton Rouge.  When Coach ran for office he was a political novice.  He is that no more and sees a bright future for Baton Rouge. Enjoy KF

Jordan LaHaye Fontenot's Great Grandfather, Aubrey LaHaye, was kidnapped and murdered in January of 1983.  He was a prominent banker and entrepeneur in the small south, central Louisiana town of Mamou.  Her great grandmother, Emily, was with Aubrey that fateful morning and saw the abducter before being tied to their bed.  Her later testimony would become crucial during the trial.  The FBI was...

In this episode i recap big games from Week 5, some surprising and then review a few upcoming games for this week. Enjoy, KF

Week 4 is now complete and I recap some of the bigger gamesa and then give a preview of some big games for week 5, including my LSU Tigers vs the Ole Miss Rebels. Below is link to the YouTube video of Grandson Foster and son John on a Andrew's College Gameday,  Think Foster could vie for Lee Corso's old job. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO-4cXXym3A   As always - Enjoy, KF

I look back at Week 3 games and also preview a few big games coming up this weekend. KF

In this episode I recap some of the blowouts and bigger games that were played in week 2 and also preview some of the big games coming up this weekend. Also mentioned my grandson Foster and son John will be on a local version of ESPN College Gameday that came about after we the podcast on the upcoming season.  It will be live streamed and also available afterwards and will be filmed at our house. ...

Week #1 of College Football is behind us and I give my perspecitve on winners and losers, as well as, my Top Ten.  You may agree or disagree but let me know your thoughts. KF

In this episode my Grandson Foster (9), my son John and i make our 2025 top 10 college picks and our reasons why.  We also pick who will make the playoffs and also who will win the championship.    Finally, we reveal who we believe will win the Heisman and lastly make predictions on 5 big games on opening weekend. Foster has been wanting to do this podcast for a while and his preparedness surprise...

In this episode I talk once again about being in airports where many people think they are the only ones there, but also carrying that over to emergency rooms. Also do a song review by David Gilmour and his daughter Romany and finally a book review by a first time writer that is very close to home. KF

I sat down with Mark Hall, President of the Atlanta Communities Real Estate brokeage firm, to discuss the Real Estate market.  We delved into buying, selling and why you need an agent.  HIs insights are invaluable as we also discussed so much more than just real estate but also how you can make money in the real estate market.  Although his passion for music does not exceed mine, he clearly could...

I sat down with Austin Goings last October when he said all he had at the time was Cognitive Memory Issues.  My intent was to discuss how someone prepares for the advent of Alzheimer's both for themselves and their family.   Waiting for a while before posting this podcast I am told Austin now has Alzheimer's.  He has lived an extraordinary life as a business owner, husband and father.  W...

I have waited almost eight months before uploading the podcast I did with Austin Goings regarding Alzheimer's.  At the time he only had Cognitive Memory Issues but now has the dreaded disease.   Many of us know someone that has some form of dementia but I did not realize it true impact until I spoke with a sibling of a beautiful lady who attend the function. I saw first hand how it affected h...

I truly believed all hell would break loose in major United States airports on May 7th, the day everyone would need a Real ID, or passport, to get through security.  LIttle did I know that the federal government would come out on May 6th and say that you could still get through security with a normal driver's license but it might take a little longer.  What does that mean that it might take a...

In this episode I talk about having traveled quite a lot in the last several months and was anticipating the complete chaos that was to occur on May 7th with everyone needing a Real ID to get through security.  I just read though where they will now allow persons without one to still get through security but it will take a little longer.  In my opinion the Trump administration said it would enforc...

In this episode I comment on President Trump's recent speech before Congress and some of the reactions.  I also give some final thougths about the basketball season. KF