Charges continue to fly in the current race for the White House, and depending upon what side you are on, one could make a pretty good case against either candidate.  But realistically, both McCain and Obama are pretty solid candidates for each of the respective political parties.  McCain is both a war hero, and has...Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/pq0rUSl3wnQ" width="250" height="150" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/XBWMh5Qp1Tg" width="250" height="150" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

September 18-2008.mp3Read More

If you wanted to pick the perfect typecast for VP candidate Sarah Palin, it would be an easy pick. Tina Fey, formerly a regular on Saturday Night Live, made a return visit this past Saturday to play her look a like double, the Alaska Governor. She was a big hit, and we will certainly see...Read More

Bobby Jindal for President? The Louisiana Governor? Wait. You mean Vice Prez don’t you, and that didn’t happen, right? Well some, can you believe, are already talking about Jindal for the top spot in 2012, with or without Sarah Palin. Jim’s NEW column is now up, and he takes a look at the present campaign,...Read More

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana BOBBY JINDAL VS SARAH PALIN IN 2012? For most of us living along the Gulf Coast, national politics has not been of major concern in the past week. Our focus has been post-Gustav and pre- Ike. Many homes did not have electricity in the waning days after Gestalt’s...Read More

september-9-2008.mp3Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/kpwpOZxQXg8" width="250" height="150" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

Now that the storm has passed along the gulf coast and (fingers crossed) Hurricane Ike seems to be moving away from Louisiana, insurance issues are now on the front burner for many residents. Wind this time, not water. And that’s good news, for insurance companies cannot hid behind questionable water claim denials. Losses in Louisiana...Read More

The Brown Family was well represented during convention week this time around. My sister, Madalyne (upper left) was a delegate at the Democratic Convention in Denver. She met up with my daughter Campbell who covered both conventions for CNN. Madalyne has been a delegate for a number of conventions, and is escorted by her husband...Read More

Hey, we all like a good kiss. But sometimes you end up with some that are clumsy or even bizarre. I’ll let you be the judge. Take a look at some of the more famous kisses, political and otherwise.  And to read about appropriate political hugs and kisses, Click Here. How about Angelina Jolie and...Read More

Well we are cleaning up in the aftermath of Gustav that caused some $10 billion in damage to Louisiana. Two million customers lost power, and there is a great de3al of cleaning up to do. But wait. HURRICANE IKE is on its way into the Gulf and could pose a real new threat to the...Read More

Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana   FORTY FOUR YEARS OF NATIONAL POLITICAL CONVENTIONS Some 4000 delegates are converging in Denver this week, and Minneapolis next week. Millions of voters are expected to view the televised events, which are meant to convey an image of party unity. For political groupies like most of us...Read More

I’ve just returned to Louisiana after a week in the North Carolina Mountains, followed by another week out west in Hood River, Oregon where my youngest daughter lives with her husband. And there certainly is a lot to catch up on, with problems to address. On the national front, the Democratic convention is dominating the...Read More

august-27-2008.mp3august-27-2008.mp3Read More

It’s pretty obvious that New Orleans Congressman Bill Jefferson has his hands full over $90,000 in cash seized by the FBI in his home freezer. Check out the following video and see what options the Congressman had when it came to putting the money in refrigerator stocks rather than in the refrigerator itself. Take a...Read More

What is hands down the worst run agency in Louisiana State government? Jim takes his annual review, and the final competition is not even close. If you want to read Jim’s annual pick, just Click Here. You can see from the photos below that Jim was on vacation in North Carolina last week. He will...Read More

Thursday, August 21, 2008   Baton Rouge, Louisiana     THE MOST DYSFUNCTIONAL AGENCY IN LOUISIANA It looked like it was going to be a real horse race.  Who would win the title of being the most dysfunctional political body in Louisiana?  The final choices were whittled down to three. The mayors of both New...Read More

The North Carolina Mountains offer me a little therapy each year, particularly in the heat of a Louisiana summer. I’ve been a regular this time a year for a long time. One of my trip highlights is to hike Grandfather Mountain, which is located about an hour and a half northeast of Ashville. A trek...Read More

august-21-2008.mp3Read More

Is it really down to a two man race this November for President? Yes, there are some minor candidates that have qualified, but none that seem to be creating any excitement. Well this is Louisiana so what about a local named Breaux? Take a look at the following video, then judge for yourself. I certainly...Read More

Game time for numerous colleges is only a week a way. Will LSU repeat as national champion? If not, who’s your pick? You can sign up to make your choice and get a lot of clear and concise college football news by Clicking Here. Go ahead and have some football fun.Read More

Well you just have to check ot the new Paris Hilton political ad. Sure she’s a dingbat, but guess what? Her energy plan makes pretty good sense. Check it out and see what you think. See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or DieRead More

For you political groupies who want the daily tracking polls and trends on the coming presidential election, here is a site you might want to check out. Nate Silver is the publisher and you can find his daily evaluation of political information by Clicking Here. You can see below an interview with him on Countdown...Read More

. Oh all right. I’ll admit it. I am a card carrying member of the AARP. And for good reason. You qualify at 55, and you get great discounts on hotels, rental cars, and a number of other purchases. Power to us old guys. And here’s a great service. Below is just some of the...Read More

august-14-2008.mp3Read More

 August 6th, 2008 Jim is on vacation all this week, out of cell and web range, high in the North Carolina mountains. He’s back in business next week with a new column, and plenty of updates on this site. So keep checking.   Have we too many federal laws on the books in this country?...Read More

ARE WE ALL FEDERAL CRIMINALS LIVING IN  LOUISIANA? Louisiana State Senator Derrick Shepherd gets in a tussle with his girlfriend over the weekend and he’s hauled off to federal court.  Is there any violation of the law that is not considered a federal offense?  If anyone actually takes the time to read the U.S. Constitution,...Read More

If you did not listen and see the last lecture Professor Randy Pausch, you really missed something special. Randy was a computer-science professor from Carnegie Mellon University. He died at his home this past week at the age of 47 of pancreatic cancer. Knowing that he was going to die, he gathered up his class...Read More

july-31-2008.mp3Read More

Star Spangled Banner | Funny Jokes at JibJabRead More

Are you a dancer? I wish I were much better than I am. And how about a trip that takes you dancing all over the world? Take a look at the video below of young Matthew Harding who did just that. He traveled the world to dance. And what exotic places. I’m quite envious. And...Read More

So how is Louisiana handling its insurance crisis. Poorly argues Jim in his new column now posted. Louisiana now has the title of having the highest property, auto and health rates in the country. And there is no relief in site as the most recent session of the Louisiana legislature punted on any meaningful reform.,....Read More

Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana   LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE IGNORES RISING INSURANCE RATES  Two years ago, Louisiana legislators were demanding rate relief for thousands of homeowners and drivers who were witnessing skyrocketing insurance rates.  Cries were heard from the steps of the state Capitol urging the Governor to support subsidies in order to lower...Read More

july-24-2008.mp3Read More

Me run for President? Well, there has been a real draft movement that seems to be sweeping the country. Have you witnessed it? I’m on TV, on Billboards, everywhere you look are signs about the “Brown for President” movement. So take a look. Check out this video on my campaign (and yours too if you...Read More

The big fall election is just a few months away, and active campaigning is underway. Check out JibJab’s new video about the upcoming presidential race.  See if you can spot both Bobby Jindal and yours truly in the video. Send a JibJab Sendables® eCard Today!Read More

july-17-2008.mp3Read More

Oh, that’s right. I have met Jesse Jackson several times through the years, and talked about a number of issues with him. Now we don’t hang out together, but I do have a theory about the guy. He’s dumb like a fox. And he ain’t stupid. I just wonder about all this talk of making...Read More

I’ve been a Billy Joe Royal fan for as long back as I can remember. That gives you some idea as to how old he is. He has some great old songs including Out in the Boondocks, Cherry Hill Park and I Knew you when you were Lonely. Billy Joe is aging a bit, and...Read More

Online Videos by Veoh.comRead More

The focus of my radio show this past Sunday was a fellow named Joe Horn from Pasadena, Texas. A grand jury last week cleared him from any charges related to the shooting of two burglars who entered his neighbor’s house. Horn killed them both with a shot gun. Website publisher Greg Aymond (Central La. Politics)did...Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/x8IFHZn85hw" width="250" height="150" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

Thursday, July 10th, 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana JINDAL POLITICALLY RAISED FROM THE DEAD? Just two weeks ago, the legislative pay raise issue in Louisiana had all but consumed Governor Bobby Jindal. As he continued to tell voters he would not veto the increase that had rallied major statewide opposition, his poll numbers continued to drop....Read More

july-10-2008.mp3Read More

Shame on you Governor Bobby Jindal! How could you stand by and allow our lawmakers, who sacrificed so much, to sleep in their cars? That’s right! According to comments from state Rep. Joe Harrison, who represents St. Mary, Terrebonne and Assumption parishes, legislators in Louisiana are so broke that some can’t afford a room on...Read More

Louisiana State Sen. Ann Duplessis, from New Orleans, said the legislative pay raise issue was skewed by those who do not believe elected officials are credible. She was the author of the proposed legislation that had voters rise up in arms. As an example, she pointed to the photo of her Mercedes that popped up...Read More

Ray Nagin, the Mayor of New Orleans, has no problem spending tax money to wind and dine his wife and just about anyone else he cares to entertain. And all on the public’s dime. I talked about Mayor’s reprehensible actions on my talk show this past Sunday. Nagin says his wife is one of his...Read More

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana   DID BOBBY SEE THE LIGHT, OR FEEL THE HEAT?  You have to wonder who has been advising Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on the pay raise albatross around his neck these past few weeks.  The controversy against any raise took off like wildfire, and never slowed down.  If...Read More

june-30-2008.mp3Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/dib2-HBsF08" width="250" height="150" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/dib2-HBsF08" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

As many of you know, I’m a product of the 60s. My time in college, studying abroad in England, and finishing law school. The time in my life that formed my values, my persuasions, and my future goals. When I listen to the oldies today, the music generally comes from the 60s. This was a...Read More

My good friend, Attorney Paul Hurd, up in Monroe has spent a great deal of time evaluating the performance of our recent Louisiana legislature, and has come up with a Legislative Competence and Proficiency Test.  Take a look and put a grade to your legislator.  Better yet, email the test to those who represent you...Read More

VIDEO PRESIDENTIAL ASSASSINATION GAME Now here’s one hard to believe. For the aspiring young assassin, a popular online games site offers kids the opportunity to assume the identity of a leading presidential contender and then shoot their political opponents in a series of armed confrontations in the White House. While the ammo is paintball, the...Read More

Thursday, June 25th, 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana JINDAL’S ALBATROSS HE NEEDS TO PICK A FIGHT! You can talk about everything else the Louisiana Legislature did in its just completed session. But when all is said and done, it comes down to the pay raise. “But what about all the other good things we have accomplished...Read More

june-26-2008.mp3Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="http://youtube.com/v/GdTDRVheSbM" width="250" height="150" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

Kudos’ to J.R. Ball, the feisty editor of the Baton Rouge Business Report, for his just published article on the La. Legislative pay raise. It’s worth the read by Clicking Here. And you just gotta bring the Kingfish into the mix as J.R. does with the following poem. So, with apologies to Gov. Long and...Read More

Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana   DOES LOUISIANA REALLY NEED A FULL TIME LEGISLATURE?  When the Speaker of the House of Representatives took the microphone last week in support of a 300% pay raise for legislators in Louisiana, one of his arguments was that the job had become full time.  “It is a...Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/CwmCWMXRT4A" width="250" height="150" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="www.youtube.com/v/CwmCWMXRT4A - 74k" width="250" height="150" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

june-19-2008.mp3Read More

It looks like Gov. Jindal has dug himself into a deep hole on the Louisiana legislature’s pay raise issue. He has said repeatedly he will not veto the 200% increase in salary and benefits. But as Mike Hasten just reported for the Gannett news service, Jindal took a much different approach during his gubernatorial campaign...Read More

The untimely death of NBC’s Tim Russert hit home personally to my family.  I was a regular viewer of Meet the Press that he hosted every Sunday morning.  He also hired my oldest daughter, Campbell, when she was a fledging local news reporter, and took her under wing.  What a tragedy to die at 58....Read More

So I’m hangin out with my Buddy Pete Rose”¦. Well, there is a little more to the story. Legendary former major league baseball star Pete Rose was the guest of honor at a baseball dinner last week over at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi. I was lucky enough to be an invited guest. Pete holds...Read More

The British Prime Minister does it. And Sen. John McCain says he will do it if he is elected President. So how about La. Governor Bobby Jindal? Look at my column this week now up. (Hit here.) I say Jindal should weekly “go to the well” of the state House of Representatives and answer questions...Read More

Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana   IT’S NOT THE PRIME MINISTER IT’S THE LOUISIANA GOVERNOR  Is Governor Bobby Jindal “missing in action” when it comes to the give and take in  the current session of the Louisiana legislature?  Observers around the state capital express what they see as a sharp contrast from former...Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/QHN86vjfi5o" width="250" height="150" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

So what do you think about this 300% pay raise the legislature is close to giving themselves? It has passed the State Senate with NO opposition, and passed the House committee this week with only minor protests. Is it a fait accompli? In my day as a Senator, I would have been recalled and run...Read More

june-122008.mp3Read More

Former state senators get together once a year during the regular legislative session in Baton Rouge to fraternize and “remember when.” I look back on my days in the Louisiana Senate as some of my most enjoyable times, with a group of Senators that did a great deal for the state. Unfortunately, most of the...Read More

Even if you are not a baseball fan, it was an unbelievable weekend for LSU and their baseball team scraping their way to the college world series in Omaha. After a loss on Saturday, the tigers pulled out a 9th inning victory Sunday,then just plummeted Cal-Irving Monday night by a score of 21-7.  Check out...Read More

When it comes to real American heroes, they don’t come more authentic than Captain Jack Lucas.  He was on my radio show last year when he was visiting New Orleans, and what a pleasure to have him on my show. He was the youngest soldier to ever receive the Medal of Honor at 17.  You...Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/J_E3ldpFbjo" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] Graphic: Police Release Video Of Hartford Hit-And-Run  Read More

Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Ferriday, Louisiana THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN NORTH LOUISIANA AND THE KU KLUX KLAN Forty-four years ago this month, the FBI opened a widespread murder investigation in my old hometown of Ferriday, as well as across the river in Natchez, Mississippi. As many as 20 local black citizens were reportedly killed...Read More

The Ku Klux Klan and a house of ill repute? How much wilder can it get than that? My new column talks about the wild and troubling days of my old home in Concordia Parish. It’s up now, so take a look.  Just click here Below is a photo of the great Haney’s music hall...Read More

june-4-2008.mp3Read More

If you are a sports fan and you ever go to New York City, a must stop is Mickey Mantle’s restaurant located right on Central Park South. I’ve been a Yankees fan all my life, and made a number of pilgrimages to the Bronx so I can see “The Mick” in action back in the...Read More

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/TWigzBClEk8" width="250" height="150" wmode="transparent" /]Read More

My First Rock and Roller  .I grew up with the advent of Rock and Roll in the 50s.  And the first 33 1/3 album I ever bought was by Bo Diddley.  It all seemed to start with Bo. He was born in Macomb, Mississippi just north of the Louisiana border.  He invented his own name, ...Read More