Talk Louisiana

Tuesday, August 27th: Brooks Elwood, Troy Hebert, Melissa Flournoy, Benjamin Runkle

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

LSU Professor and Researcher Brooks Elwood on the significance of LSU’s Indian Mounds, which are the oldest structures in the Western Hemisphere at an estimated 9,000 years. Former Louisiana Lawmakers Troy Hebert and Melissa Flournoy remember their mutual friend Kathleen Blanco and differ on the performance of President Trump. Dr. Benjamin Runkle, who was awarded a Bronze Star in Operation Iraqi Freedom, assesses the impact of America’s WWII leaders. His book is “Generals in the Making, How Marshall, Eisenhower and Their Peers Became the Commanders Who Won World War II.”

Generals.mp3
“Generals in the Making, How Marshall, Eisenhower and Their Peers Became the Commanders Who Won World War II"

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

politics.mp3
Hebert/Flournoy on Trump/Blanco

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

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.