Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana President Robert Travis Scott discusses the need for substantial revisions in Louisiana's constitution. Photographer Randy Roussel on documenting the River Parishes.

Rose Hudson, President of the Louisiana Lottery for 13 of its 28 years, assesses a record year in which the lottery returned 184 million dollars to education. Vincent Bugliosi, prosecutor of Charles Manson, in an interview five years ago recalls the horrific murder spree of the Manson family. Taking the lives of Sharon Tate and four others on this date 50 years ago. Bugliosi, the author of “Helter Skelter”  died in 2015 shortly after this interviewed aired on the 45th anniversary of the murders in Los Angeles.

State Representative Denise Marcelle comments on crime in Baton Rouge and the continuing residual effect of the Alton Sterling shooting in 2016. Mark Ballard, Capitol Bureau Chief for the Advocate, updates us on qualifying for statewide offices and legislative races. The deadline is 5 o’clock today. Former Time and Newsweek Correspondent Douglas Waller discusses his latest book, “Lincoln’s Spies, Their Secret War to Save a Nation.”

Mark Walters, Spokesman for the Second Amendment Foundation, surveys the landscape on the issue of gun regulation after mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso. Edwin Edwards biographer Leo Honeycutt reflects on the 92nd birthday of Louisiana’s only four term Governor. Writer Caroline Myss discusses the nature of God and sacred power.

Former Louisiana Congressman Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, is calling for an end to tariffs ordered by President Trump. Boustany says the tariffs are costing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to Louisiana businesses. Investigative Reporter Nick Bryant comments on the implications of a wide-ranging scandal involving New York billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. Highlights from Congressman Garret Graves, who appeared before the Press Club of Baton Rouge Monday and defended his vote in favor of no background checks for sales of weapons at gun shows between private individuals.

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser discusses plans for a civil rights trail and assesses the impact of mass shootings in the United States on tourism. Independence native and former LSU student Robert Crais talks about his Louisiana roots and how they contributed to him becoming one of the nation’s top crime novelists. His latest work is “A Dangerous Man,” the 18th installment of his acclaimed Elvis Cole and Joe Pike series.

Professors Dayne Sherman, SLU, and Jeff Sadow, LSU-Shreveport, square off on state and national politics as Louisiana candidates qualify for the Oct. 12 primary next week and Democrats survey the impact of two contentious presidential debates this week. Dr. Faye Williams, Alexandria native and National President of the National Congress of Black Women, questions the legacy of President Reagan after a tape surfaces with Reagan in 1971 as California Governor referring to black people as apes in a conversation with then President Richard Nixon.

Richard Zuschlag, President of Acadian Ambulance, recalls founding his company in 1971. Acadian Ambulance has been recognized as the largest private ambulance service in America. It is an employee-owner service headquartered in Lafayette and covering Louisiana, parts of Mississippi and Tennessee. Mark Ballard, Capitol Bureau Chief for the Advocate, rates the last ten Louisiana governors from Earl Long to John Bel Edwards. Author and activist Harvey Wasserman reflects on his public life as an environmental activist and assesses the progressive movement in the Age of Trump.

Advocate Columnist Stephanie Grace looks at the gubernatorial field a week before qualifying with Eddie Rispone and Ralph Abraham vying to make a runoff against incumbent John Bel Edwards, who hopes to win in the Oct. 12 primary. National Review Roving Correspondent Kevin Williamson reflects on his contention that the left side of the political spectrum is poisoned by political correctness. Tiger Rag Editor James Moran and Assistant Editor Tyler Nunez report on their story that LSU Athletics will no longer contribute to the coffers to the academic side of the university. More than 66 million dollars have been transferred in the last decade.

Kerry Myers, Deputy Executive Director of the Parole Project and former editor of the Angolite, discusses his story which includes 27 years in prison for the killing of his wife in 1984. Myers says he was wrongly convicted and is working on criminal justice reform in Louisiana. Rev. Donnie Wilkinson, senior pastor of Broadmoor United Methodist, details his church’s attempt to be a voice of empowerment for diversity in Baton Rouge.