There is a great deal of controversy over the Miss USA pageant scheduled this week in my hometown of Baton Rouge. But we also have a beautiful young lady from New Orleans who represents the state at the Miss America pageant as Miss Louisiana, April Nelson. I ran into her at Jackson Square in the...Read More

Last week was our special holiday to commemorate the founding of our country, and I was remiss in not putting op a special video to remember those who have served us to defend our country today. I’m not familiar with Food City, but kudos to this company for producing this exception TV spot so we...Read More

Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana RE-WRITING LOUISIANA’S HISTORY FLAGS, MONUMENTS AND ALL! It looks like it’s time to get out the soap powder in Louisiana. Some elected officials and the state’s largest newspaper are jumping all over themselves to call for the banishment of whatever tattered remnants are left from the aftermath of...Read More

Well, the battle lines have been drawn and the South is (again) under assault. Not just the Confederate flag, but also a whole host of what some consider “politically incorrect” symbols that have been a way of live in many parts of the country for years. What do we do about Confederate monuments, names, Dukes...Read More

We have a full packed 4th of July weekend program scheduled, so wherever you are, we hope you can carve out some time to listen. Will we update on the Confederate flag, Donald Trump, and much more of the ridiculous  news flooding the airwaves. Then, our first guest is James Robenalt, author of “January 1973: Watergate, Roe v....Read More

I often wish  President john F. Kennedy were still around.  We cold use some calm and thoughtful rhetoric in our country today, not the insidious bomb throwing we see almost daily from both political parties.  Look at his sensible words:Read More

June 25rd, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana LOUISIANA TO THE TREASUREY DEPARTMENT- LEAVE OLD HICKORY ALONE!  There is a major push by the bureaucrats in Washington to put the first woman on the face of paper currency. There are a number of choices, and you will get no argument form me that there certainly is a...Read More

There is a major push to put a woman on the face of paper money. Good idea, but some current face will have to be removed. I make the argument in this week’s column that President Andrew Jackson should stay on the twenty-dollar bill. If you happen to live in Louisiana, then there is even...Read More

Another fully packed radio program set for this weekend. Most listeners across the country hear the “Common Sense” program from 9:00 am until 11:00 am on Sundays central time. But many stations delay and repeat the program, so check local listings for times and stations.  Our full  radio schedule will be posted Thursday afternoon.Read More

Here is one of the lead stories in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal. “Campbell Brown to Launch Non-Profit Education News Site That Won’t Shy From Advocacy” Daughter Campbell has kicked off a major new publication on educational reform.  To read the whole article about here efforts, Click Here.  and to read the detailed press release of...Read More

Here’s a presentation that, if it doesn’t move you to tears, nothing will.  It’s all about Mothers, and how we don’t appreciate all they do for us.  Take a look.Read More

Thursday, June 18th, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana MEDICAL MARIJUANA OPENS UP CAN OF WORMS IN LOUISIANA! Who would have thought that the most notable legislation in the recently completed session of the Louisiana legislature was increasing taxes by over one billion dollars, and legalizing marijuana use for certain purposes. Some observers around the state capitol...Read More

Raising taxes and legalizing marijuana. Who would have thought this would be what folks remembered from the recently completed legislative session in Louisiana. Actually, the legalization is for medical marijuana. But the easy part was passing the law. Now the real problem solving begins. Take a look at my new column for this week where...Read More

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June 12th, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana ALL LIVES SHOULD MATTER!  The rallying cry by protesters that has gained momentum after Ferguson and Baltimore is that “Black Lives Matter.” Within the context of all society, that’s a truism. But like so many other older citizens, I volunteered to join the military (something few protesters or politicians...Read More

For months following Ferguson, Long Island, Cleveland and South Carolina, we have heard the rallying cry “Black Lives Matter.” And they do. But are we being so parochial that we forget all lives should matter? Racial tensions have polarized races in many parts of America today. In my new column, I take a look at...Read More

We have a great “Common Sense” radio program set for this weekend, and we hope you will have a chance to catch the show. We will begin by discussing a disturbing new study that raises questions of statin use to lower cholesterol and memory loss.  Dr. Pamela Smith is the author of the book “What...Read More

I have flown primarily Delta Airlines for most of my life. It’s the major carrier in my part of the country, and was founded in Monroe, Louisiana, close to my hometown of Ferriday. So I’ve always been a bit partial to Delta. They do a great job in honoring those who gave their lives for...Read More

June 4th, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana WALKER PERCY’S IMPACT ON LOUISIANA!  Many readers who love Louisiana literature will gather this weekend in St. Francisville to celebrate the live and works of novelist Walker Percy. He was, to me, a literary icon who spent most of his life in Louisiana. Many consider him to be America’s...Read More

A special weekend coming up celebrating the life and literature of Walker Percy. Louisiana has never produced a better novelist, and many feel he was America’s most significant Catholic writer. He really cared for his home state, and I wrote this week about my relationship with the giant literary figure. Take a look at my...Read More

Radio weekend is right at hand and we are all ready to broadcast from Jackson Square in the French Quarter-in the heart of downtown New Orleans. After a review of the week’s news, we will be joined by Dr. Gerald Gianoli, a Neuro-otology and Skull Based Surgeon, who says we are all paying way too...Read More

May 28th, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  SAME OLD, SAME OLD IN LOUISIANA GOVERNOR’S RACE!  Fifty years ago this month, rock band The Who released their megahit rock opera called “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” The song ended with the lyrics: “Meet the new boss, Same as the old boss.” From the early debates in the approaching...Read More

The Louisiana Governor’s race is gearing up with less than five months to go until Election Day. Unfortunately, the debates so far have been little more than a bob and weave show, with candidates cautious not to get too specific. But with Louisiana being at the bottom of the barrel in so many categories, shouldn’t...Read More

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Personal freedoms in America are under siege by the neo cons that see a threat to our country around every tree.   Remember the words of one of our nation’s founders, Benjamin Franklin that “Those who give up freedom in the name of security end up getting neither.” Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is one of the...Read More

It’s nice to hear abut a “feel good” story now and then. Check out below a woman who found a badly injured lion in the forest. She took it with her and nursed it back to health. When it was better, she made arrangements with a zoo to take the lion and give it a...Read More

Thursday, May 21st, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana CAN AN INDEPENDENT SHAKE UP LOUISIANA GOVERNOR’S RACE? This fall’s Louisiana governor’s race has settled down into a four-man contest. U.S. Senator David Vitter is far out front, and conventional wisdom points to a republican-democratic runoff between Vitter and Rep. John Bell Edwards from Amite. But is the...Read More

The election for Louisiana’s next governor is just five months away, and some say it’s too late for any new candidate to enter the field. Three Republicans and one Democrat are running. So is the race locked up? Hardly. The fastest growing group of voters in Louisiana is Independents, and a formidable name says he...Read More

We are fast approaching Weekend Radio “Common Sense” time, and, as we always try to do, we have a full-blown and interesting program scheduled. A full review of the week’s news, and several special guests. I talk a lot bout staying healthy and germ free.  When you fly, you may eat from the tray table...Read More

This week is the last for David Letterman on CBS. I’ve been a Letterman fan since his first shows on NBC Late Night, and favored Dave over Leno and all the rest. I hate to see him go off the air. But did you know that I participated in one of Dave’s early programs. Initially,...Read More

Louisiana’s next governor faces massive financial problems, and it only seems to get worse by the week. What to do? Where to begin to find workable solutions? I just have a few ideas that I hope you feel make some common sense. It’s time to quite just governing from crisis to crisis, and stop having...Read More

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Thursday, May 14th, 2015 New Orleans, Louisiana  WHAT LOUISIANA’S NEXT GOVERNOR SHOULD DO FIRST! Louisiana’s next governor will take office in less than eight months, and will jump into the abyss of a state with massive fiscal problems, an educational system that is dysfunctional, a healthcare system that needs a major overhauling, a highway system...Read More

One of the most interesting photo galleries in New Orleans is located right in the heart of Jackson Square. The work of Louis Sahuc is featured throughout the gallery, Louis has been a photographer since 1972, and here you can buy originals and prints of his work in all sizes. His lovely art varies from...Read More

Frank Sinatra considered Kate Smith the best singer of her time, and said that when he and a million other guys first heard her sing “God Bless America” on the radio, they all pretended to have dust in their eyes as they wiped away a tear or two. Here are the facts. . . The...Read More

Thursday, May 7th, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  GETTING OLDER AIN’T ALL THAT BAD! There is a disturbing article in this month’s Atlantic Magazine by a prominent physician at the University of Pennsylvania. Ezekiel J. Emanuel is an oncologist, a bioethicist, and a vice provost of the University, and is the author or editor of 10...Read More

So just how long do you want to live? Is 75 long enough? Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel a vice provost of the University of Pennsylvania, and he says that when you get to be 75, you have lived long enough. Hogwash I say. And this really hits home to me, for, guess what? I turned...Read More

Radio  Show Weekend is close at hand, and are anticipating a really good program.  Can we begin to handicap the 201 presidential election?With the 2016 election cycle in full swing, I  reached out to an expert in odds making as a potential source to supplement our election coverage. Peter Loshak, SportsBookReview.com, is a sports handicapper...Read More

Did you see the big fight last Saturday night? Floyd Mayweather made $200 million for basically dancing around the ring for 12 rounds. Poor old Manny Pacquiao chased him the entire fight, but he rarely landed a blow. You have to feel sorry for Manny. He only made off with a mere $140 million. Tough...Read More

April 30th, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  HAS LSU DUG ITS OWN HOLE? Chicken Little has got nothing on King Alexander. The LSU president is shouting from the rooftops that the state financial commitment is crumbling to the ground, the LSU fiscal sky is falling, and he is about to declare “academic bankruptcy.” Academic bankruptcy? I’ve...Read More

Man, is the State of Louisiana in a real financial mess. And higher education, with good reason, is clamoring that they could receive a knockout blow. The LSU president is shouting from the rooftops that the state financial commitment is crumbling to the ground, the LSU fiscal sky is falling, and he is about to...Read More

It’s a full agenda radio weekend close at hand. Rioting, Looting & Protests have caused civil war in Baltimore. Angry crowds swept through Baltimore on Monday night and early Tuesday – smashing windows, looting stores and setting fires – after the funeral of a 25-year-old man who died after suffering a spine injury in police...Read More

Not much of anything good has come out of the riots in Baltimore.  Death, destruction, rioting mayhem-all tearing the city apart.  But kudos to a mother who caught her son rioting in the streets.  See the video below of her doing what more parents should do.Read More

I am greatly disappointed in the confirmation of Loretta Lynch as the new Attorney General. As a U.S. attorney, she made a number of questionable decisions about withholding evidence from accused that were innocent. In addition, Lynch negotiated a controversial settlement with HSBC, a foreign bank in 2012, after the bank admitted to facilitating money-laundering...Read More

April 23rd, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  JINDAL TIRED OF US HYPHENATED-LOUISIANANS! Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is mad. Really mad! He’s had his fill of all these hyphenated-Americans ballyhooing and expressing pride in their ethnic heritage. Jindal joined a group of 18 presidential wannabes in New Hampshire over the weekend trying to impress Republican diehards. And...Read More

Are you a hyphenated-American? I sure am. Like most folks throughout our country today, I’m a proud U.S. citizen, but I also take great pride in my heritage, which in my case happens to be Scottish. But a presidential wannabe and Governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, says enough of all this traditional legacy and cultural...Read More

Radio Weekend is shaping up to be a full agenda of interesting topics that we are sure you do not wan to miss. Did you know this is the fifth anniversary of the BP Oil disaster that caused massive damage to the entire Gulf Coast? Our show will begin with a review of damages still...Read More

Louisiana is facing a $1.6 billion deficit with a governor most believe will run for president””and no money budgeted for a presidential primary. By law, the Governor has to include some $3.5 million to hold the presidential primary”¦.so what gives? Below is a story that quotes me extensively that appeared on Shreveport television station KTBS....Read More

Thursday, April 16th, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana OFTEN, LITTLE CONCERN FOR JUSTICE IN LOUISIANA!  Remember the scene in the movie, The Fugitive, where Harrison Ford is about to jump off a cliff into a raging river?  He turns to his pursuer, a federal agent played by Tommy Lee Jones, and says: “I’m innocent!”Â  Jones shakes...Read More

 Some are calling it “prosecutors gone wild.” For some reason, there has been a major increase in the charges of prosecutorial misconduct, both in Louisiana and throughout the rest of the country. A day does not go by in recent weeks when some terrible report is released that documents how innocent victims and accused of...Read More

Radio Show Weekend picks up where I, unfortunately, left off last week. You see, a cold came on and my voice just left me. So we reluctantly had to play a re-run of “the Best Of.” A good show, but I like to keep it current. So we will begin by reviewing a busy week...Read More

Soul Singer Percy Sledge,  who died this week, was  my good friend for over 50 years. He was  sometimes called the King of Slow Soul, was a sentimental crooner and one of the South’s first soul stars, having risen to fame from jobs picking cotton and working as a hospital orderly while performing at colleges...Read More

Hey, it’ crawfish time in Louisiana. For you out-of-staters, these “mudbugs” grow in the south Louisiana swamps, and are often farm raised. Succulent, juicy red tasting meat that it hard to describe. Tastier than a shrimp. You won’t find them on many menus outside Louisiana, because 95% are sold locally. Everybody, and I mean everybody...Read More

Thursday, April 9thy, 205 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  LOUISIANA PLAYS MAJOR ROLE IN THE CIVIL WAR FROM START TO FINISH! The Civil War came to an end 150 years ago this week when an exhausted confederate army, led by General Robert E. Lee, formally surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at a farmhouse in Appomattox,...Read More

A sad hallmark in American history is, not celebrated, but acknowledged this week. The bloody Civil War came to an end 150 years ago. What a tragedy. Every other country was able to abolish slavery without killing one another. What harsh lessons learned. Did you know, that from beginning to end, Louisiana played a major...Read More

Continuing our Civil War discussion, April 9th marks the 150th anniversary of the official end of the Civil War. Civil War historian William C. Davis will be our guest to discuss his dual biography of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, “Crucible of Command.” He’ll debunk the myths about these legendary generals using things...Read More

I pride my self on story telling. Just ask my kids, grandkids, and assorted nieces, nephews, grandnieces and nephews, and the like. Jerry the Giraffe, Freddie the Frog, the Viper, and many more are all in my repertoire. Sad to say this cartoon reflects a way too busy world where adults look for shortcuts to...Read More

Great news from The Lisburn Press, which is our publishing company and an integral part of Brown Communications. We are pleased to announce that Nice Guy Finishes First: The Clarke Williams Story about the creation of Louisiana’s largest company, CenturyLink®, and author Leo Honeycutt have been awarded the 2015 Axiom Business Book Award as one...Read More

April 2nd, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana  LOUISIANA IS HOLLYWOOD EAST BUT PAYING ONE HECK OF A PRICE! How much is it worth for Louisiana taxpayers to have movies made throughout the state?  Apparently, quite a lot.  Recent studies have shown that for every new dollar created in jobs, equipment, catering and all the spin off income,...Read More

 How much is it worth for Louisiana taxpayers to have movies made throughout the state?  Apparently, quite a lot.  Recent studies have shown that for every new dollar created in jobs, equipment, catering and all the spin off income, Louisiana taxpayers are paying out more than four times that amount. Bring a dollar in and pay...Read More

Weekend Radio Program Schedule. A jam-packed agenda beginning with a discussion of what began 20 years ago as a bipartisan drive to protect the rights of people to follow their faith against an overbearing government erupted this week into a divisive dispute over gay rights and religious freedom.  Byron Henry is a legal strategist who...Read More