330. Debbie Hollis, part 1

330. Part 1 of our interview with Debbie Hollis, candidate for Senate District # 37. Debbie Hollis has served the NWLA region for decades, working in economic development, social services, and the nonprofit sector. She has 20+ years of experience in community volunteerism and leadership, project creation & management, and political/community engagement. As a creative professional, she is adept at innovative problem-solving and collaborating with diverse groups of people. It's time for Northwest Louisiana to elect an Independent Progressive Senator to our State Legislature. She is a founding Board member of Works In Progress Louisiana, the Shreveport-Bossier OWL Sexuality Education Program, and the N.O.W. – Shreveport/Bossier Chapter. She is a longtime contributor/advisor for the Louisiana Coalition for Reproductive Freedom. 

1. This week in Louisiana history. September 14, 1874. The White League defeats the New Orleans Metropolitan Police in the Battle of Liberty Place.
2. This week in New Orleans history. September 14, 1975. Superdome Opening Activities. September 14, 1975, the Superdome continued to celebrate its grand opening, with appearances by Bob Hope, Telly Savalas, Dorothy Lamour, Karen Valentine, and Raquel Welch. The Allman Brothers, the Marshall Tucker band, Wet Willie, the Charlie Daniels band, the O'Jays, the Isley Brothers, the Temptations, Donald Byrd and the Blackbyrds, and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus also performed.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Ascension Hot Air Balloon Festival
   September 20, 2019
   11:00 am - 11:00 pm
   Lamar Dixon Expo Center
   9039 St. Landry Ave.,
   Gonzales, LA 70737
   225-450-1009
   Music, BBQ competition, children's village, and carnival.
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Joe Shedlo on Royal St.
   
5. Postcards from the Campaign Trail. John Paul Young.

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329a. Dr. Brenda Leroux Babin

329a. Our interview with Dr. Brenda Leroux Babin at the Emerge fundraiser. "I am running for Louisiana State Senate District #20 because I have faith in our people, hope for our future, and love for our Bayou Region. As a coastal scientist, I will work to ensure continued funding for restoring our coast, protecting our homes, our businesses, and our way of life. As an educator, I will inspire hope for our schools, enacting legislation that will return respect to our classrooms. As a businesswoman, I will strive to protect the jobs of those in the Bayou Region. I am one Busy Bee working to preserve our culture and our way of life. On October 12 remember to vote #BabinForTheBayou."

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329. Brian Salvatore, part 2

329. Part 2 of our interview with Brian Salvatore. Brian is a chemistry professor and head of the Chemistry Department at LSU-S. He is running for the 5th District seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives. His campaign platform focuses on improving education throughout the state, fair taxation policies, responding to the environmental crisis, and rebuilding the state's infrastructure.

1. This week in Louisiana history. September 7, 1892. Jack Dempsey KOed by Gentleman Jim Corbett in N.O.
2. This week in New Orleans history. September 7, 1963 First NFL Exhibition Game in New Orleans at Tulane Stadium. An NFL double-header exhibition special is played at Tulane Stadium in the first-ever racially integrated seating event in the stadium’s history. The Cowboys defeated the Lions in game one 27-17, and the second game had the Bears defeating the Colts 14-7. Some 51,218 fans attended.
3. This week in Louisiana.
   September 25-29, 2019
   78^th Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival
   Boulingy Plaza
   New Iberia, LA
   Art show, garden / flower show, sugar cookie contest, 4-H livestock show, Lowery Carnival Company, Street Fair, sugar cane exhibit, Fais-do-do, fireworks
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Carl LeBlanc at the French Quarter Fest.
5. Postcards from the Campaign Trail. Debbie Hollis.
   

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328a. Daryl Joy Walters

328a. Postcards from Louisiana Emerge, which is training progressive women to run for office in Louisiana. Tonight Bruce talks to Daryl Joy Walters. Shreveport. House District 3. Daryl Joy Walters is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religion and Philosophy from Wiley College in Marshall, Texas and a specialized certificate from Yale University’s Women’s Campaign School. Also she holds a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton, Theological Seminary in Princeton, NJ
    Outside of her academic success, Joy’s life is dedicated to being holistically involved in her community and state. Currently, she is a Democratic State Central Committee Member. She works to shape restorative justice policy from a theological aspect.
    Joy previously served five years as the Vice President of Communications to the Young Democrats of Louisiana.

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328. Brian Salvatore, part 1.

328. Part 1 of our interview with Brian Salvatore. Brian is a chemistry professor and head of the Chemistry Department at LSU-S. He is running for the 5th District seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives. His campaign platform focuses on improving education throughout the state, fair taxation policies, responding to the environmental crisis, and rebuilding the state's infrastructure.

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 31, 2005. The American Red Cross announces that Hurricane Katrina has become their largest relief effort ever.
2. This week in New Orleans history. August 31 and September 1, 1969.  30,000 Attend the New Orleans Pop Festival. Two weeks after Woodstock, on Labor Day weekend of 1969's "Summer of Love", music festivals were held throughout the United States and Canada. An estimated 30,000 young people trekked to the Louisiana International Speedway in Prairieville on August 31 through September 1, 1969.  
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   September 14, 2019
   9:00 am - 3:00 pm
   Pollination Celebration
   Hammond Research Station
   21549 Old Covington Hwy.
   Hammond, LA 70403
   Come spend the day at the beautiful Hammond Research Center, where Tangipahoa Parish Master Gardeners and LSU AgCenter co-host a day filled with educational, information, and hands-on activities to all things Pollination. Come learn about Bees, Monarchs and Milkweeds, Managing Pests Safely, Insects, Mammals, and Birds as Pollinators, Pollinator Plants, Pollinators Roles in Food Production, Herb Gardening for Pollinators, Mason Bees, Planting Natives to Attract Pollinators, Hummingbird Feeder Making, Honey Tasting, Honey Cooking Demonstration, Hummingbird Banding, Capturing Pollinators in Photography and Art. Plant Sales, Crafts, Foods and so much more. $5 per vehicle for parking no other fees.
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Doreen the clarinet queen.
5. Postcards from the Campaign Trail. Glen Cornell.

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327. John Bel Edwards

327. We listen to a stump speech in Shreveport by Gov. John Bell Edwards, then we replay an interview with him from 2015 during his first campaign. Gov. Edwards won an upset victory over David Vitter four years ago. Since then, he expanded health care to 480,000 working Louisianans, increased our investment in education, gave our teachers their first pay raise in a decade, and turned our budget deficit into a surplus.

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 24, 1955. U.S. Appellate Court desegregated LSU undergraduate classes.
2. This week in New Orleans history. Born on October 25, 1897 to a prominent New Orleans family, Edmond Souchon II was a passionate lover of jazz and a dedicated physician. He practiced medicine at Hotel Dieu (as chief of staff), Charity, De Paul, Mercy, and Crippled Childrens Hospitals. He was a founding member of the Louisiana Surgical Association, a pioneer user of sodium pentathlon as a general anesthetic, and a life fellow of the American and the International College of Surgeons. He was a director of Pan American Life Insurance Company and the Krewe of Rex.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   September 14, 2019
   Highland Jazz & Blues Festival
   Columbia Park
   Shreveport, LA
   Enjoy live music at the always unique and funky "party in the park" with the Highland Jazz & Blues Festival. This FREE annual event features local and national jazz and blues artists, great food, and local artwork in the historic Columbia Park in Shreveport, Louisiana!
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. I interview Juliet Papadopoulos from France at Afro-Cuban dance lessons at Dillard.

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326. Lamar White

326. We talk with our friend Lamar White, founder and editor of Bayou Brief. "We are Louisiana's first and only statewide, non-profit, member-supported, and digitally-focused news publication. The Bayou Brief was conceived in January of 2017 and born seven months later. We are focused on telling the stories of the politics and the people of the state of Louisiana, with a particular emphasis on those who live in communities and regions underserved by the establishment media." We discuss the Louisiana elections of 2019, from the governor's race on down.

1. This week in Louisiana history. August 17, 1807. The first commercially successful steamboat travels up the Hudson River.
2. This week in New Orleans history. August 17, 1969. Hurricane Camille hit New Orleans. After passing very near southeastern Louisiana, Hurricane Camille made landfall early on August 18 in Waveland, Mississippi. Maximum wind speeds near the coastline were estimated to have been about 175 mph (282 km/h) with a pressure of 900 mbar.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   September 13-14, 2019
   The 11th Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival
   House of Blues
   225 Decatur St.
   New Orleans, LA 70130
   The Civic Theatre
   510 O'Keefe Ave.
   New Orleans, LA 70113
   The Annual New Orleans Burlesque Festival is an international burlesque festival, known for crowning the top classic striptease dancer as the “Queen of Burlesque.” We assemble the most glamorous and eye-popping burlesque dancers in the world to perform over three nights in sultry New Orleans. Comic emcees, singers, and variety acts flesh out the shows to provide the most entertaining, classy, and risqué showcases you’ll ever see. Celebrate this classic form of adult entertainment that made Bourbon Street famous worldwide!
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Spanish song on Royal St.

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