Talk Louisiana

President of the Louisiana Family Forum Gene Mills comments on support and opposition of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Doug Daigle, Coordinator of the Louisiana Hypoxia Working Group, discusses the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which is due to expire at the end of the month if Congress doesn’t reimburse it. Grammy-award winning artist and breast cancer survivor Sheryl Crow and Dr...

Investigative Reporter Dan Moldea assesses the embattled nomination of U.S. Supreme Court aspirant Brett Kavanaugh. Moldea says he met secretly with Kavanaugh when the then 33-year-old lawyer was top assistant to Ken Starr in the investigation into President Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky. Author Lawrence Goldstone discusses his book “Unpunished Murder, Massacre at Colfax and the Ques...

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Joey Strickland comments on a new memorial for Gold Star Families. Beth Carter and Zoe Williams of LSU Student Government on an initiative to get students to vote. Former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders assesses the status of the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Vastine Stabler and Erica Fox discuss their work on LSU Theatre's "The Curious Inci...

Jim Bernhard, former president of the Shaw Group and former chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party, will discuss the political landscape in Baton Rouge and the Beltway and assess business opportunities in Louisiana in the Age of Trump. The guest is now head of Bernhard Capital with 18,000 employees.

Former LSU All American and current color analyst for Tiger football broadcasts, Doug Moreau, reflects on his career and the fast start of No. 6 ranked LSU. Public Service Commisioner Foster Campbell discusses excessive expenses at rural co-ops. Advocate Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Ballard assesses U.S. Sen. John Kennedy’s role in the confirmation process for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh an...

Karen Roy, Miss Wheelchair America, on her role as an national ambassador. Roy, a Baton Rouge native, was paralyzed in a shooting 31 years ago. Former East Baton Rouge Parish Prosecutor Prem Burns and Southern University Law Professor Susan Nelson discuss the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court amid allegations of sexucal misconduct 36 years ago.

Attorney Lewis Unglesby on the controversies surrounding U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Fairleigh Cook Jackson and Peggy Sweeney McDonald on the Back at Café du’ Monde show.

Matthew Rachleff discusses the Baton Rouge chapter of Aging 2.0. Sandra Spears talks about the WASP museum in texas, that highlights women piliots in WWII. Michelle LeClair recounts her story of how she escaped abusive behavior at the hands of the Church of Scientology, and found a new life with her new sexual identity. Guest host Julie Baxter Payer . 

Celebrated tailor Manuel Martinez details fall fashion choices and assess the sartorial styles of the rich, famous and infamous. The Baton Rouge clothier has three times won the competition at the International Congress of Tailors. Former LSU football great Tommy Casanova on the Tigers’ game Saturday at Auburn and his experiences in football, medicine and government. The College Football Hall of F...

Mark Ballard, Capitol Bureau Chief of the Advocate, comments on the continuing friction between Attorney General Jeff Landry and Governor John Bel Edwards. Secretary of State candidate Renee Free on her quest to succeed the departed Tom Schedler with a special election in less than two months.

Fox News commentator Dr. Gina Loudon on her new boook. Rouge Symphony Orchestra Conductor Tim Muffitt on the new season. Celebrated author Brad Meltzer on his children's book about Neil Armstrong. 

Former Louisiana Congressman Henson Moore, who also served as President George H.W. Bush’s deputy chief of staff, comments on the tenor of politics in the Age of Trump and assesses the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Mary Ann Sternberg, author of “River Road Rambler Returns,” extols the virtues of Louisiana’s historic byway.

Louisiana Democratic Party Staff Attorney Marjorie Esman and Libertarian Attorney Mike Wolf weigh on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. University of South Florida Professor Raymond Arsenault comments on the rich legacy of the late tennis great Arthur Ashe. Denise Botcher of the Louisiana AARP on efforts to help seniors in the area.

Beltway based investigative reporter Dan Moldea, the writer who broke stories to change the political futures of Louisiana politicos Bob Livingston and David Vitter, speculates on the mystery surrounding the anonymous op-ed piece about President Trump from a high-ranking member of his administration. Amputee bicyclist Niki Rellon comments on her trip from San Francisco to Key West with a stop in B...

Veteran LSU Professor Kevin Cope on the controversy at the state’s flagship university over changing admission standards. Advocate Capitol Bureau Chief Mark Ballard on admission standards and the politics of funding LSU at the expense of other state institutions. Author Linda Kay Klein on her book: “Pure, Inside the Evangelical Movement that Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free....

Times Picayune reporter Julia O’Donoghue on the pattern of sexual misconduct from former high ranking state official Johnny Anderson. Anderson has been contacted but has not responded…one of his alleged victims Juanita Washington joins the conversation. Former Advocate columnist and NPR commentator Ed Cullen on his latest work with the Farmer’s Almanac and the state of journalism in America.

Jason Berry, the New Orleans based investigative reporter who broke the story of widespread sexual abuse by priests in his 1992 book “Lead Us Not into Temptation,” comments on the reaction of Pope Francis to recent revelations of abuse. Author Christina Dalcher on her latest work, “Vox,” and Kehl Waltman, who's helping put on a fundraiser for the Cajun Navy in honor of Sadie Thibodeaux, who was fo...

Jeff Holeman, former public relations specialist for Entergy, recalls Hurricane Gustav as we approach the tenth anniversary of the worst hurricane to hit Baton Rouge. The September 1, 2008 storm packed wind gusts exceeding 90 miles per hour in the Capital region. Documentary maker Glen Dunzweiler examines the challenges of large homeless populations in American cities. Dunzweiler says rage against...

Baseball great Denny McLain recalls his HOF Manager Ted Williams, a great player, a lousy manager and a complex person. The 100 th anniversary of the birth of Ted Williams is Thursday. Fred Hickman, anchorman for Channel 33 in Baton Rouge for the past three years and a legendary sportscaster, is leaving the Louisiana Capital for a post in the Washington D.C. area. Mark Ballard joins to discuss the...

Quin Hillyer and Roy Fletcher discuss the legacy of the late Sen. John McCain. Ian MacDougall of ProPublica disscusess alleged law enforcement civil rights violations in Ville Platte. 

Quin Hillyr and Roy Fletcher discuss the legacy of the late Sen. John McCain. Ian McDougal of ProPublica disscusess alleged law enforcement civil rights violations in Ville Platte. 

Greg Bowser, President of the Louisiana Chemical Association and former LSU football star, reviews the state of his industry and previews LSU’s football season opener Sunday at Dallas against Miami of Florida. Stephanie Grace, columnist for the Advocate, comments on the feud and possible race for governor between Governor John Bel Edwards and Senator John Kennedy.

Louisiana Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson updates his quest to improve state roads and bridges. Colonel Rob Maness, Republican, and talk show host Tony Brown talk about the legacy of John McCain and the fate of President Trump.

Rannah Gray, author of “Familiar Evil,” on the sordid legacy of Baton Rouge television Scott Rogers, personality and deputy sheriff, who died four years ago in a murder-suicide. Filmmaker Jeff Springer details his documentary, “Rodents of Unusual Size.” Fairleigh Jackson of Preserve Louisiana announces this year’s award winners. Anaite Alvarado talks about her false imprisonment in Guatemala City.

Peter Olson of the Knock Knock Children’s Museum on the one-year anniversary of the facility near City Park. Mark Ballard, Capitol Bureau Chief for the Advocate, comments on the friction between the Bond Commission and Gov. John Bel Edwards. Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges on his latest book: “America, the Farewell Tour.” Investigative journalist Craig Unger analyzes links between t...