Louisiana News

As Jim takes a Holiday vacation day, we present this encore performance from June 14, 2013:

Film producer John Hardy discusses his collaboration with Steven Soderbergh on the ground-breaking film "Sex, Lies & Videotape"; made 25 years ago.

Former Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln, who is now with the It's My Business Coalition.

Louisiana Tech University is set to host its first conference on business analytics next month at its Shreveport Center.

Commentator Gary Joiner explores the Gulf Stream -- a powerful natural occurrence that changed the course of history and still drives economies today.

Author Jennifer Hannin talks about two of her works, "Becoming Jewish" and "When You Can't Get Pregnant"

Giles Slade discusses his book, "American Exodus: Climate Change and the Coming Flight for Survival"

Bestselling novelist Dean Koontz talks with Jim about his latest blockbuster, "Innocence"

Author and freelance journalist Linda Rodriguez McRobbie on her work "Princesses Behaving Badly"

Author Elizabeth Partridge discusses her book "Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Land", about the famous photographer of real life people.

Paul Arrigo, with Visit BR talks about recent and coming events in the Capital City

Author Max Collins on his latest work, "Ask Not..." a novel about the Kennedy Assassination

Developers of a hands-on children’s museum in Longview have released a conceptual design rendering for Longview World of Wonders. It’s slated to be located in a former downtown furniture store. The nonprofit’s board has contracted with Ohio-based Exhibit Concepts to design, fabricate and install the galleries.

Gardeners, think about what you want for yourself and tell the givers.

Jim talks with attorney Lewis Unglesby about gun rights, on the 1st anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut.

The familiar Salvation Army Red Kettle bell ringing outside stores is growing more urgent.

An El Dorado, Ark., woman has launched a neighborhood motivational speaker series that is held on a basketball court. The idea for “Meet Me at the Court” came to Veronica "Tonni" Bailey in a dream when her late sister told her to look after the children who live in El Dorado’s St. Louis neighborhood.