The Freeman Report

When most people think of insulation they think of the pink stuff in the attic and in the walls. Mechanical is on a whole other level and can truly help in the efforts towards decarbonization and reducing green house gases.  As Ron King coined one time "We are the Forgotten Industry".  Those of us in the industry need to change that and hopefully this podcast will move the needle.  I sit...

You have probably heard of Al Capone, Sam Giancana, Carlos Marcello or even Whitey Bulger but few, if any, have heard of Joseph Bulger.  Some say he was one of the real leaders of the Chicago Outfit.  As a teenager he worked on the docks in New Orleans and after his father died he moved the family to Chicago and changed his last name.  He became a lawyer, mayor and so many other things.   In 1966...

I sit down with  Melanie Fields, Assistant District Attorney with the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's office and Suzanne Hamilton, Executive Director of the Capital Area Family Justice Center to talk about Domestic Violence.   Some believe there should now be a social worker assisting law enforcement on Domestic Violence calls while others believe they should not be put in harm&ap...

He came to play football at LSU from Marshall, TX in the late 1940's and became the owner of his own car dealership.  Managing to retire at the ripe old age of 49 he has now been retired longer that he worked and says he maybe should have worked a little longer.  I had not seen him for at least 20 plus years but finally managed to visit him while he was in Baton Rouge.  Uncle Bubba, my Dad&ap...

Although he grew up in New Orleans and was named Defensive Player of year while attending  Alcorn State, it was when he was playing for the Philadelphia Eagles and living in Philadelphia when the seed for his true purpose was planted.  During his time in Philadelphia Coach Roynell would bring the homeless back to his high rise apartment and give them a hot meal and clean them up.  Ultimately it wa...

Tim Johnson is the Founder and President of The TJC Group a consulting firm headquartered in Baton Rouge.  Tim was not necessarily looking to get into the political world but and offer to work in the Louisiana Senate while attending LSU changed all that.  He now heads up a very successful consulting firm and has clients such as ExxonMobil, Shell, BASF and GBRIA - the Greater Baton Rouge Industry A...

Since there are a few ties to LSU and one that is actually personal I wanted to weigh in and make a prediction about the SuperBowl today.   I watched as Joe Burrow led the LSU Tigers to the national championship.  Also in that group was one of his favorite receivers, Ja'Marr Chase, now the NFL offensive rookie of the year and Thaddeus Moss.  Tyler Shelvin, another Tiger is also with the Benga...

In this episode we explore the path to healing.  Father Jeff Bayhi of Baton Rouge and Father Chuck Swanson of Omaha, NE talk about how hopelessness can turn into hope and what they are doing at Metanoia Manor.  As Father Jeff says, we need  more boots on the ground regarding human trafficking. As you finish the series I ask that you consider making a donation to either Metanoia Manor at https://ww...

This Episode delves into the victims period of captivity and how their pimps or handlers control them.  

On October 13th I interviewed Father Jeff Bayhi and Father Chuck Swanson on the topic of Human Trafficking.  Father Bayhi had even given a talk at the Vatican on this very subject.  During the first part of this three part series Father Bayhi had a coughing spell, some of which occurred when Father Swanson was speaking.  Because of the spell and not being able to edit out his coughing during Fathe...

This is the first of a three part series on Human Trafficking.  It is an interview with Father Jeff Bayhi and Father Chuck Swanson who established and oversee Metanoia Manor , a home for female juvenile survivors.  There are over 5000 animal rescue shelters across the United States.  Care to guess how many beds there are for juvenile survivors of human trafficking?  I think you will find the numbe...

This is Part 1 of the Greatest Rock and Roll Bands of All Time.  Three guys came together to present their picks without knowing the others choices.  Wayne Barbin is product of the 60's and also played in the band Raspberry  Fogg.  I grew up in the 70's and Randy Amar is from the 80's so our takes are a little different.  We only managed to get through 10 - 6 in part one.   I am sur...

This is the second part of The Greatest Rock and Roll bands of all time.  Again I hope you enjoy and please send me your list if you have time to:  thefreemanreport2@gmail.com or jkfreeman11@cox.net. Enjoy

One tried fifteen times to escape Cuba with his wife and young son before they finally made it out on number 16.  The other was trying to figure out where he was headed in life when a mentor came to his rescue and gave him direction. Both are now successful businessmen.

Faith is about to graduate from the Welding Program at the ABC Pelican Chapter in Baton Rouge.  She is also about to graduate high school.  Know what a Hog Dog is?  Find out in this episode of The Freeman Report as we also interview Kelly Carpenter, Director of Education at the ABC Pelican Chapter.

This episode is titled Fate and I believe we all have had circumstances in our lives that may have seen benign at time but may look extraordinary.  Where would we have ended up if this or that did not happen.  This is part of my journey and what I believe was Fate.  I do need to make one correction though - I say in the podcast my Mother passed away in December when in fact she passed away in Nove...

She traveled and lived in several different countries in both Asia and Europe.  Now she lives in Bend, OR where she became a Certified Holistic Nutritionist because of illnesses not only with her children, but herself.  With conventional medicine not seeming to work she started researching about the foods we eat and what she discovered impacted her life and now she is impacting others.  She impart...

Two of her children were suffering from seizures and her youngest son had a life threatening tumor in his abdomen.  She felt conventional medicine was not helping and so she started a new journey in her life towards holistic nutrition.  Hear Krista Zweers' amazing story about how she finally started getting answers to improving and healing her children's health.  Also joining in is Camis...

She once cancelled Free Speech Alley as LSU SGA president, perhaps for the first time ever.  Now she is running for Metro Council in District 11 in East Baton Rouge Parish. I also have as a guest host, my daughter, Jamie Freeman.  Regardless of whether or not you live in East Baton Rouge parish I think you will find her views quite interesting.

Mellanie dropped out of high school in the 10th grade to work in the plants around Houston.  She even became a pipe fitter but once pregnant she moved into the office where she began to learn computer skills. Today as the CEO of Coverflex Manufacturing, she is part of a growing trend in the increasing number of women owned businesses. 

At every turn he faced adversity but he believed in himself and overcame the obstacles and persevered.  The average career of a Major League player is 5.6 years.  David Dellucci lasted 13 years.  Skip Bertman wanted him to walk on at LSU. Even though he led the SEC in hitting his senior year at Ole Miss he was not drafted until the 10th round.  He had a fire within that could not be put out.

A conversation with Donnie and Camisha Hopkins about their daughter Macie and her seizures.  How they found answers in an unlikely place.

A conversation with Dr. Curtis Chastain on why men usually wait until it is too late before they go see a doctor.