Former lawmaker Melissa Flournoy and conservative commentator Quin Hillyer exchange views on state and national politics as legislators in Baton Rouge and in the beltway weigh their support for initiatives from Gov. John Bel Edwards and President Donald Trump.

Also on today's program: The Times Picayune's Julia O'Donoghue on the final eight days of the legislative session, here.

Joey Strickland.

Also on today's program: Rinaldi Jacob on economic development in north Baton Rouge, here.

John Wirt, veteran entertainment writer, on summer entertainment opportunities in southern Louisiana as well as the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' famous album "Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band."

Also on today's program: Rinaldi Jacob on economic development in north Baton Rouge, here.

Rinaldi Jacobs, Interim Execution Director of the Baton Rouge North Economic Development District, discusses efforts to revitalize the area north of Florida Boulevard. Jacobs says North Baton Rouge would be the sixth largest city in the state if were a stand-alone incorporated city.

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Paula Poundstone, the popular personality on Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me, joins us to talk about her latest work,  "The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness."

Also on today's program: State Rep. Pat Smith on challenges between the legislature and the governor, here.

State Represntative Pat Smith (D-Baton Rouge) talks with us about the governor’s challenges with the GOP dominated House and Senate.

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WRKF's Sue Lincoln, with Capitol Access, updates us on what's getting accomplished and what isn't getting accomplished as we approach the home stretch of the 2017 legislative session.

Also on today's program: State Rep. Pat Smith on challenges between the legislature and the governor, here.

Lee Berger is a paleoanthropologist and is associated with the discovery of an ancestor to the modern human.

Also on today's program: Secretary of State Tom Schedler on Saturday's special election to fill a vacant state Senate seat, here.

Memorial Day weekend is approaching and it's a heavy travel holiday. Katara Williams is highway safety director for the state. She's here to speak with us about holiday weekend travel challenges.

Also on today's program: Secretary of State Tom Schedler on Saturday's special election to fill a vacant state Senate seat, here.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler speaks with us about the upcoming special election on Saturday for the Louisiana Senate seat vacated by Troy Brown. Schedler also visits the Supreme Court decision on gerrymandering of Congressional districts and President Trump's voter fraud commission.

Also on today's program, Katara Williams on holiday weekend travel challenges, here.