Talk Louisiana

Former EBR School Board Member Noel Hammatt discusses his terminal cancer diagnosis. One of the great shooters of all time, Edward Sebastian Palubinskas, drops by to talk about the changing game of basketball. Historian Tom Cooper on his new book Doing The Right Thing .

Republican political consultant Scott Wilfong and Louisiana Voice publisher Tom Aswell discuss the November election.

Former state rep. Steve Carter discusses his run for Mayor. Legendary pitcher Denny McLain talks about the impact of COVID on the ongoing baseball season.

Legendary artist John Waters discusses his new autobiography Mr. Know It All . Former Governor Edwin Edwards on the eve of his birthday. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon visits to talk about the state of insurance in Louisiana.

Lions of Fifth Avenue  author Fiona Davis discusses her work of historical fiction involving the New York Public Library. Acclaimed writer John Barry compares the COVID pandemic to the 1918 flu.

BREC head Adam Knapp updates us on the state of Baton Rouge business in the COVID era. Treasurer John Schroder discusses the status of the Main Street Recovery Program. Robert Draper details his new book To Start A War: How the Bush Administration Took America Into Iraq .

Botanic Gardens Director Dr. Jeff Kuehny and photographer Marie Constantin discuss the pollution of lakes in Baton Rouge. Investigative reporter Dan Moldea analyzes the state of the Presidential election.

Louisiana Lottery CEO Rose Hudson on her long tenure, and the state of lotto games in the pandemic era. Investigative Journalist Greg Palast discusses his work investigating voter suppression and how it could impact the 2020 election. Nancy L. Johnston on her book Disentangle: When You’ve Lost Yourself In Someone Else .

Southern Poli Sci Chair Albert Samuels discusses the President’s tweet requesting an election delay. Mark Ballard updates us on the state of November races and the renaming effort at LSU. Wall Street Journal reporter Jennifer Levitz details her new book about the admissions scandal.

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser updates the audience on the status of tourism in the age of COVID-19. Former ACLU Louisiana head Marjorie Esman discusses the current balance of the US Supreme Court.

Louisiana Family Forum head Gene Mills discusses the President’s performance, reelection odds, and accomplishments for the evangelical community. Baton Rouge Youth Coalition executive director Lucas Spielfogel on the start of schools.

Lamar White of the Bayou Brief and former Senator John Milkovich discuss the Senate and Presidential races. Prolific writer David Madden discusses his recent work.

Baton Rouge legend Walter Imahara reflects on a full life that saw him locked in an internment camp as a kid, go on to join the military, and settle in Baton Rouge changing the culture of landscaping. Jeff Sadow and Dayne Sherman analyze Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’ entrance into the Senate race.

Legendary political consultant Ray Strother discusses his relationship with the late John Lewis and the President’s reelection odds. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard updates us on Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins entrance into the Senate Race against Bill Cassidy.

Baton Rouge Representative Ted James discusses the Senate race and his effort to become the next chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party. UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross on Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins challenge to US Senator Bill Cassidy.

Outgoing Louisiana Democratic Party Director Stephen Handwerk talks about his eight and a half year long tenure as head of Louisiana’s largest political party. New ACLU Louisiana Legal Director Nora Ahmed discusses her move from New York to New Orleans.

Jim Harper, President of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, talks about his role in guiding his 143,000 members through a economically devastating pandemic. Stan Harris, President of the Louisiana Restaurant Association, says 25-percent of restaurants in Louisiana and 40-percent in New Orleans may fail because of a surge in COVID-19 cases. Karen Kerrigan, CEO of the Small Business and Entrepren...

WAFB anchors Greg Meriwether and Lauren Westbrook recall nine hours on the set four years ago when six officers were shot and three killed in an ambush on July 17, 2016. NPR correspondent Pam Fessler recaps the history of treating patients at the leprosarium in Carville. Her husband’s grandfather lived and died there in the 1930s. Pam’s book is “Carville’s Cure.”

Democrat Melissa Flournoy and Republican Scott Wilfong debate the mask mandate and more. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard discusses the ongoing Jeff Landry/John Bel Edwards feud.

Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields discusses his call for the suspension of K-12 athletic competitions in the fall. ULL Poli Sci Professor Jason Maloy on calls for a closed primary in Louisiana. Jennifer Carwile and Abel Thompson of Together Baton Rouge education listeners on the election process for the Civil Service Board.

EBR Coroner Dr. Beau Clark discusses COVID fatalities in the parish. Broadmoor Methodist Reverend Donnie Wilkinson and Reverend Dr. Michael Waters discuss racial justice. Writer Ace Atkins on his new book The Revelators .

Democrat Antoine Pierce discusses his run against US Senator Bill Cassidy. Oil City Representative Danny McCormick opines on the Governor’s statewide mask mandate. Famed historian Larry Tye details his latest work Demagogue a comprehensive look at the life of Joe McCarthy.

Baker Mayor Darnell Waites and challengers Joyce Burges and Leroy Davis weigh in on Saturday’s election. Andrew Riecke of Riecke Mechanical surveys a dwindling field of air conditioning technicians amid the heat and COVID-19. Writer and landscape designer Kathryn Aalto celebrates 25 women who shaped how we see the natural world.

Historian Julian Zelizer discusses his new book about the rise of Newt Gingrich and how the former Speaker shaped the modern GOP. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard details Governor Edwards’ veto moves. Capitol Park Museum head Rodneyna Hart on a new exhibit at the museum about Fonville Winans.

LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Assistant Professor Dr. Rebecca Christofferson updates us on the status of COVID-19 in the USA. BR Councilwoman Chauna Banks talks about the ongoing Connie Bernard scandal and the Mayor’s race.