Talk Louisiana

Keith Plessy, descendant of the man who tested Louisiana law requiring separate railroad cars, discusses how he came together with Pheobe Ferguson, the great-great granddaughter of the judge who upheld the law. Also on today's program : Barry Keim on Tropical Storm Harvey, here .

State Climatologist Barry Keim updates us on the tropical storm that was Hurricane Harvey when it landed in Texas, and the impact of that storm in Texas and Louisiana. -

Monica Johnson and Linda Meredith of the organization HEROES (Helping Everyone Receive Ongoing Effective Support) address the HIV-AIDS crisis in Louisiana. Johnson and Meredity comment on a study examining New Orleans and Baton Rouge and the rural region in northeast Louisiana. .

(NASA/NOAA GOES Project) Florida Public Radio Emergency Network meteorologist Jeff Huffman talks about today's expectations on the path of damage from Hurricane Harvey. .

(LRN) Jim Engster takes a few moments to talk with Jeff Palermo about what is now Tropical Storm Harvey, converse about LSU sports and the displaced football game coming up this weekend that was supposed to take place in now-flooded Houston, and even touch on boxing and the notable televised fight that took place over the weekend. .

Susan Colton is a retired high school principal from Florida. She says many critical areas of thought are ignored in the public school system. -

Stephen Handwerk, Executive Director of the Louisiana Democratic Party, talks about his party's struggle to stay relevant in a red state. Gov. John Bel Edwards is the only Democrat elected to a statewide office in Louisiana. -

Gary Lewis, the celebrated singer of the 1960s and son of entertainer Jerry Lewis, remembers his father in an interview taped in April of this year. Jerry Lewis died Sunday in Las Vegas at 91 after a 70-year career in show business. -

Poet Donney Rose of Baton Rouge, the subject of criticism from U.S. Senator John Kennedy, talks about the BRAVE funding that allocated $7,500 for him to teach the joys of poetry to kids in the inner city. -

Former LSU football star Mike Leonard was recently featured in a David Brooks column in the New York Times. Leonard discusses his conversion from successful Shreveport dentist to coordinator for Community Renewal, one of the nation's most impressive community building groups. -

NPR music critic Ann Powers talks about her book, "Good Booty." She explores how popular music became America's primary erotic art form, starting in 19th Century New Orleans. -

State Rep. C. Denise Marcelle of Baton Rouge talks about divisions in the city, the state, and in the nation. Marcelle is asking President Donald Trump to tone down his rhetoric as hostilities heighten in the aftermath of last week’s tragedy in Charlottesville. -

Maria Ahn of the Ahn Trio, an internationally known classical music trio, talks about the enduring career of the sisters and their appearances in Louisiana. -

Richard Fontanesi of Baton Rouge is trailing today's solar eclipse in Paducah, Kentucky. -

Martine Turner and Kellie Bertrand of the Louisiana Spirit Crisis Counseling Center talk about mental health issues stemming from the historic flood of 2016. Also on today's program : Russel Honore talks Trump, Charlottesville, and the environment, here .

(Restore Louisiana Now) Russel Honore addresses the 12th anniversary of Katrina this month, danger in North Korea, unrest in Charlottesville, and environmental issues in Louisiana. An update on the Green Army is in store from Gen. Honore. -

Office of Community Development Executive Director Pat Forbes talks about work remaining in the aftermath of the 2016 flood. -

(LRN) Louisiana political consultant Gus Weill talks about President Donald Trump's challenges. -

(LRN) Dick Morris, veteran pollster and writer, talks on why he believes President Donald Trump is the victim of a witch hunt. -

Dietmar Rietschier is executive director of the Amite River Basin District. He talks about the historic flood of 2016. -

Professor Mak Lilla of Columbia University talks about his book, "The Once and Future Liberal." Lilla's op-ed piece in the New York Times last year, "The End of Identity Liberalism," was the most read op-ed essay of 2016, with 1.6 million views. -

(LRN) Henry Gass and Noelle Swan of the Christian Science Monitor talk about Louisiana's dwindling coast. -

Nicole Sweazy of the Louisiana Housing Authority talks about the shelter program utilitzed after the historic flood of 2016. Also on today's program : Maxine Crump on slave ancestors and Georgetown University, here .

Music Producer Jeff Roedel talks about the art spawned by the flood of 2016, including his song "Fight the Flood." Also on today's program : Maxine Crump on slave ancestors and Georgetown University, here .

Journalist Maxine Crump talks about her experience this past year after learning her ancestors were sold as slaves by Georgetown University in 1838. -