Talk Louisiana

Jerome Loving on Norman Mailer and Jack Henry Abbott

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Jerome Loving talks about the wild nexus between writer Norman Mailer and fellow author Jack Henry Abbott, a convicted killer who was captured in Morgan City after writing the well-received "In the Belly of the Beast." Loving is a professor at Texas A&M.

Also on today's program: McKinley High School principal Herman Brister on this weekend's shooting death of a student of his, here.

Every weekday Jim engages listeners with compelling discussions ranging from presidential and gubernatorial campaigns to LSU football and the aftermath of disasters like Hurricane Isaac.