Judges and lawyers from all over Louisiana gathered at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans on Monday to celebrate the Red Mass, that kicks off the legal new year of court sessions. Archbishop Aymond led the service, and visited with me afterwards. He said he would pray for me, and I told him I...Read More

There were two chilling reports recently about both the federal government and private businesses that continue to watch, gather information and keep tabs on so many things we all do.  Oh, its for our protection or for our commercial interests for the to do so-right?  Baloney.  Invasion into our private lives increased dramatically as each...Read More

Political partisanship has never been more on display as we are watching now involving the confirmation of a proposed justice to the Supreme Court.  Is this the way this system is supposed to work? Can’t we do better than what’s on display right now in Washington? There’s an idea that it is gaining a great...Read More

Thursday, September 27th, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana TERM LIMITS FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICES? Whatever the final result over the confirmation battle of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, one thing is becoming more urgent.  The court itself has a crisis of legitimacy. And one way to restore its genuineness is to require term limits for all future judges....Read More

What a week with so much happening in the news. We certainly have a lot to talk about on our weekend radio show. Besides giving updates on the Kavanaugh hearings, we will talk with healthcare speaker Nancy Michaels about the importance of getting second opinions when you have medical problems. She has written several books...Read More

Three cheers for the huge efforts of these hearty souls in North Carolina working tirelessly to save a home. Below, Jason Johnson (left) and homeowner Archie Sanders work to build a temporary levee to hold back floodwaters in Conway.Read More

This is quite an emotional video that you should take a few minutes to view below. Children saved from the Nazis-The story of Sir Nicholas Winton.  This British Man Who Saved 669 Kids From Nazis Got A Heart-Warming Surprise When They Turned Up To Meet Him.Read More

It’s been ten years ago when the bottom fell out of the Wal Street financial market.  Bankers and insurance executives, who should have gone into bankruptcy and possibly faced criminal charges, all ran to the federal government for bailouts. The first and worst was insurance giant AIG.  The asked for billions then flaunted their excess...Read More

September 21st, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  RISK TAKERS STICK IT TO TAXPAYERS IN LOUISIANA! It’s been ten years since the financial crisis on Wall Street filtered down through the insurance industry.  Many national insurance companies were under siege, and even though Louisiana is a small state in population, policyholders were affected proportionally at a much...Read More

Our Common Sense Radio program is about to kick off was a full schedule of topics and guests.  Louisiana Congressman Garrett Graves will join us to talk about what kind of federal response is necessary to all of the natural disasters going on all over the country. Then we will have Dr. Pamela Page, who...Read More

Some sad news announced this week. VW will stop making iconic Beetle next summer. After selling it on and off in the U.S. for nearly seven decades, Volkswagen has decided to squash its iconic Beetle.  The company’s American unit announced … it would end global production of the third-generation bulbous bug in July. The last of the original bugs was...Read More

I always felt pretty darn good about being a country lawyer.  I had a one-man barrister’s office in the small town of Ferriday, Louisiana for a number of years.  I still practice some rural country law and stay in touch with highly competent country lawyers all over the south on a regular basis.  Right now,...Read More

A full schedule is on tap for the Common Sense show this weekend. We will get into all this controversy about Nike advertisements. Should Nike taking such strong stands on social issues? Attorney Lance LaRusso Will join us to discuss. Also, New York attorney Kevin Salter we’ll remember what happened on 911, as he stood...Read More

September 13th, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana IN DEFENSE OF DUMB COUNTRY LAWYERS! I have a confession to make. And President Trump is not going to like it.  I’m a southern country lawyer. Darn proud of it.  In the President’s words, I may be a “dumb southern country lawyer.”Â  I just hope the President does not have...Read More

The young guns may not understand the meaning of this, but you will.  The Roy Rogers Museum in Branson, MO has closed its doors forever.  The contents of the museum were sold at a public auction.  Roy Rogers told his son, if the museum ever operates at a loss, close it, and sell the contents....Read More

I had several close friend, including the New New York Insurance Commissioner Neil Levin, who were killed on 9/11, all having breakfast in the Twin Towers. My oldest daughter was working that day in the White House  as correspondent for NBC news, as reports  came in of other planes zeroing in. Her reports were chilling....Read More

Thursday, September 6th, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  LOUISIANA AND THE TURMOIL IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH! We all know that there is a crisis in the Catholic Church right now. Allegations of sexually abusive clergy are pouring in worldwide.  Unfortunately, the roots of this terrible tragedy engulfing the Catholic Church have strong ties to the Bayou...Read More

The current scandal in the Catholic Church involving pedophile priests seems to have hit all parts of our country. You might be interested to know that the first priest criminally charged in the US was from Lafayette Louisiana. It created quite a disgrace at the time, but then the shame seemed to have been swept...Read More

Radio Weekend is close by.  California has passed a law requiring women to be on the boards of on all publicly traded companies.  Is government meddling again?   Dr. Cortney Baker,  and expert on gender issues in the workplace will join us to discuss.She’s the author of Unlimited: Conquering the Myth of the Glass Ceiling. Then dating...Read More

Senator John McCain was a rare politician.  He actually wanted to get along with members of both parties and get things done.  Not the norm in Washington today.  Maybe it was his background as a war hero.  But he was unique in the halls of congress.  I relate in this week’s column about the time...Read More

Guest schedule for weekend radio will be posted Thursday morning.Read More

August 30th, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana JOHN MCCAIN AND BUDDY ROEMER! John McCain was a rare commodity in U. S. politics.  He was a war hero, full of good-natured irreverence, and a contrarian in the Republican Party.  McCain made it abundantly clear that he put America before party politics.  And when they both served in...Read More

A full week hanging out with Benedictine monks at St. Joseph Abbey in Covington, Louisiana.  Abbot Fr. Justin Brown critiques my art work as I painted and meditated all week. And don’t worry. I prayed for all you subscribers to my website.    Read More

My photo of the week.  There are people committed to their jobs, and there are people fully committed to their jobs: Are you that committed?Read More

Do we elect too many politicians in Louisiana? And could some offices be consolidated? The current lieutenant governor is suggesting that the governor and lieutenant governor run on the same ticket, like they do in 25 other states. Is this a good idea? It may be a good time to look at changes in who...Read More

Lots to discuss in this week’s special edition of the Common Sense radio program.  Is the president right in taking the security clearance away from those who oppose him?  We will have two opposing views.  Lauren A. Wright, Ph.D., is a Lecturer in Politics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, where she teaches courses on The...Read More

Here is a real inspirational commencement address well worth listening to.Read More

August 23rd, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana WHY HAVE AN ELECTED LT. GOVERNOR IN LOUISIANA? Current Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser has brought up an interesting idea.  Have the governor and the lieutenant governor run together on the same ticket.  Such a system exists in a majority of states across the nation. As Nungesser states:  “The...Read More

A day does not go by we don’t here political parties and political opponents calling each other liars. That certainly is true here in my home state of Louisiana. Calling someone a liar is almost a political way of life. And it’s been a lot more prevalent on the state level than on the national...Read More

A big radio weekend is close at hand, and we sure have a lively program for our listeners on Sunday. Are we learning about serious problems developing with marijuana?  Dr. Antoine Kanamugire has made numerous studies, and is raising the red flag about marijuana use.  Then Dr. Steffie Woolhandler, a professor of health policy at...Read More

August 16th, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana IN LOUISIANA, JUST TELL EM’ I LIED! There seems to be a wealth of fabricators at the state capitol in Baton Rouge. Gov. Edwards is accusing U.S. Senator John Kennedy of making “untruthful comments” on the early release of state prisoners.  Kennedy has countered back calling out the Governor...Read More

Now hear is a great story for you.  Old Timers still relevant.  A baseball signed by Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Cy Young, Tris Speaker, George Sisler, Walter Johnson, Connie Mack, Nap Lajoie, Eddie Collins and Pete Alexander “” in 1939, at their induction ceremony into the Baseball Hall of Fame “” just sold...Read More

Author John Grisham is one of the most compelling and popular storytellers on the planet.  His books become instant bestsellers, and if you haven’t read this author, you are missing a real treat.  He also is quite passionate, and rightly so, over the number if innocent people in America who are convicted by rogue prosecutors. ...Read More

We all recognize the free and laid back city of New Orleans as the Big Easy, or the city that care forgot. There are many good times coming out of New Orleans. But the news now is horrendous. Murder rates at all-time high, with multiple killings on regular occasions. It’s like there’s a war on...Read More

Thursday, August 9th, 2018 New Orleans, Louisiana THE SEARING OF A GREAT CITY’S SOUL! The Queen City of the South is under siege.  No, not from hurricanes. This time, the siege is from within.  New Orleans is known as the city that care forgot.  But it’s been hard to let the good times roll in...Read More

A full agenda planned on this week’s common sense radio program. First, just what is the deep state? We hear so much about it in the news. Columnist Alex Newman will join us to discuss the theory of a shadow government in Washington.  Then author Tomeka Mark will talk about why so many Americans are...Read More

Prosecutors have enormous power, both in the state and federal court systems.   Humorist  John Oliver takes a biting look below at the use and misused of prosecutorial power.  I have written often about prosecutorial misconduct, particularly here in my home state of Louisiana.  ( Click Here to Read more.) Hiding evidence that might show an...Read More

My longtime friend Ronnie Lamarque, who is a young 72 years old, is called  Crescent City’s silver-haired singing car dealer and he glowed in the spotlight of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” contest on Tuesday (Aug. 8) but didn’t quite make it to the next plateau. In a telephone conversation Tuesday, Ronnie said that attempting to...Read More

I live down in the Bayou State, and we have a reputation for passing dumb laws.   But California really does take the cake.  Did you know that the legislature out west not too long ago outlawed the ingredients for making a Caesar Salad?  That’s right.  Talk about meddling and passing a really dumb law.  I...Read More

We’re about ready to go with our  Common Sense weekend radio.  We kick off with British author Veronica Henry, who will discuss her new book, “How to Find Love in a Bookshop.”Â  Then we will talk with football handicapper John Rothschild who has a best-selling book,” Football Betting made Easy.”Â Â  And finally, our old friend...Read More

Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana THE LEGISLATURE AND CAESAR SALAD For years, legislators in Louisiana have maintained a well-deserved reputation of irrelevance when it comes to substantively addressing a host of public issues. The mantra seems to be one of keeping a finger in the financial dike to get through the next fiscal...Read More

We take our right to vote for granted here in the U.S., and it sees that fewer and fewer citizens go to the polls on Election Day.  I was Louisianan Secretary of State back in the eighties and spent a great deal of time urging voters to go to the polls, often with little success. Check...Read More

There is a great deal of clamoring going on in Louisiana over enforcing the death penalty.  There are currently over 70 inmates who are on death row, although Louisiana has not had a death sentence carried out since 2010. But legislators and the Attorney General are calling it for immediate executions, either by gas, firing squad,...Read More

July 26th, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana TOO MANY INNOCENTS GETTING THE DEATH PENALTY! Down in the Bayou State, there’s a clamor for more executions. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry makes no bones about his feelings.  More executions- including nitrogen gas, hangings, firing squads, electrocution and lethal injection.  But a federal judge has put all executions...Read More

Getting ready for weekend radio. The Common Sense showhas a full agenda. What do death row convicts order for the last meal. We will find out and talk with former Angola prison Warden Burrell Caine. And do you know anything about leprosy? Is it contagious? Mike Manes will give us all the inside scoop. And...Read More

When Bekka and Johnny Campbell got married Friday at the Magnolia Plantation in Harahan, the groom’s cake had white icing with the stylized ‘A’ of the Crimson Tide. As cellphone video cameras recorded the moment, Johnny Campbell beamed and celebrated with a handful of other Bama fans as he cut a corner piece. That’s when he...Read More

Should trials in the federal court system be televised? The courts are reluctant to open up their courtroom and let the public see what goes on. And sometimes, the way certain judges behave, you can see what they want to cover their procedures in secrecy. But shouldn’t open trials be part of the democratic process?...Read More

July 19th, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana TELEVISE FEDERAL TRIALS?  OF COURSE! With one recent Supreme Court Justice confirmed and another just appointed by President Trump, the issue of televising hearings before the nation’s highest court will surely be discussed. The Supremes have stood steadfastly against letting the public watch the cases argued before them, even...Read More

Big plans for radio weekend coming up. President Trump really upset NATO allies. Does it matter? Commentator Steve Levy joins us to discuss. We will also talk with Author Lance LoRusso about the increased confrontation between police officers and criminals on the street, along with his book “When Cops Kill.”Â  And political commentator Christopher Tidmore...Read More

Did you watch any of the World Cup Soccer?  It’s called Football all over the world but here in the U.S.  And here’s a really special soccer story. The World Cup certainly brings out the passion in some people.  One of the most memorable stories out of this year’s games hasn’t happened on the field,...Read More

July 12th, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana FRANCE AND LOUISIANA. GOOD NEWS! President Trump has put the French back in good graces with the U.S. while criticizing other European nations. He apparently turned a cold shoulder to both German and England over tariffs and NATO, but has developed a close and warm relationship with current French...Read More

A lot of attention is focused on Brussels and Europe this week, as the President continues his criticism of the European Union for not giving more financial support to NATO. But the President does seem to maintain a close relationship with FrenchPresident Emmanuel Macron. And that’s good news for Louisiana. I write about the highs and...Read More

A lot of variety in this week’s Common Sense radio show. We will talk about the President’s Supreme Court nominee. Also, a disturbing new disease affecting children called Pans. Kids become uncontrollable, and we will talk to some experts about this serious problem.  Then why are so many musicians committing suicide?  We will discuss with Bethany...Read More

What a moving video of a wounded soldier and precious young girl named Tempy, who is such a precious child with a common sense and understanding than most people. God bless you and our Soldiers who are fighting for peace and freedom here and abroad !Read More

Whoever the President selects to be the next US Supreme Court nominee, you can place your bets that no one from Louisiana or on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will be given any consideration whatsoever. Judges on the Fifth Circuit regularly get into verbal altercations, with some being call secrecy freaks, and issuing rulings...Read More

Weekend radio kicks off what’s a lively Post Independence Day program. We will talk about the changing face of America, and the continuing immigrant problem.  Also, homeless advocate Glen Dunzweiler will join us to discuss whey there are so few Asians or Hispanics who are homeless. Then Dr. Ira Williams joins us, who often calls...Read More

July 5th, 2018 Baton Rouge, Louisiana A SUPREME COURT NOMINEE FROM LOUISIANA? FAT CHANCE! When President Trump was culling down his final list of Supreme Court nominees, one thing was certain – no consideration would be given to any judge sitting in New Orleans on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Being a federal court...Read More

Early learning programs are taking place with preschoolers at ages three and four all over the country. It’s a proven fact that 90% of your brain is developed before age four. Yet Louisiana is spending a pittance on early childhood education. There are almost 140,000 kids that need such early learning, with thousands of parents...Read More