JIM BROWN ON THE RADIO MONDAY, JUNE 14TH-5 to 7 pm LISTEN LIVE at  http://www.wjbo.com    If one lesson can be learned from both the Gulf Oil spill and the Wall Street financial bailout debacle, it’s that oversight by competent regulators is critical to protect the public. The current and ongoing oil spill disaster...Read More

Thursday, June 10th, 2010 Grand Isle, Louisiana IS THERE ANYONE IN THE GOVERNMENT WE CAN TRUST? If one lesson can be learned from both the Gulf Oil spill and the Wall Street financial bailout debacle, it’s that oversight by competent regulators is critical to protect the public. At every level of the governmental process, elected...Read More

As many of you know, I’m a diehard baseball fan.  I go to spring training in Tampa, Florida every year.  I was in Busch Stadium in St. Louis back in 1954 to see Stan “the Man” Musial hit five home runs on the same day in a double header. I’ll be in the new Yankee...Read More

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Once a year, former Louisiana state senators come to the capitol for a reunion.  I was first elected as a senator back in 1971, and served for eight years in what many good government observers feel was one of the  most progressive and productive times in the history of state government.  It’s a treat to...Read More

We are all motivated by money to some degree”¦.right?  Yes, money can be a powerful motivator, but as studies performed by universities around the country (and this video below) explain, rewarding people financially only works to a point. Beyond that, you need autonomy and purpose.  You will find the following verbal commentary a fascinating review...Read More

With all the media attention on the Gulf oil spill, the financial disaster caused by Wall Street has slipped out of the public eye. But I’m convinced there is trouble in River City.  A.I.G., the countries’ largest insurance company, still has big problems despite a $185 billion bailout by taxpayers”¦.you and me. And the big...Read More