Just prior to beginning my podcast with John Howell I was handed a document involving the United States vs five defendants being housed at Guantanamo Bay. Of the five is Khalied Sheik Mohammed and the others are his co-conspirators. I had every intention of reading what was on the page at the end of our podcast but there was an unexpected turn towa…

On September 11, 2001, the United States was attacked. Terrorists flew planes into both World Trade Center towers in New York. George DiPasquale was a firefighter working at his precinct near the towers that morning. He and nine of his fellow crew members ran towards the towers and eventually entered the north tower. None of the ten, along with cou…

There are few people I would say are a consumate salesman. Dave Cox is one of the few along with Gary Towler, Lloyd Baker and several others. He will make you laugh and smile even if you don't agree with him. He tends to text me all times of the day and night and I know I am not the only one. I have known Dave for years and have been wanting to do …

As Hurricane Francine is about to hit the coast of Louisiana I try and give some perspective of being in the path of the storm. At one point Baton Rouge was directly in the path of the eye which can be the worst part of the storm. For some reason once Francine hit land it veered right and headed towards New Orleans. We still had heavy winds and non…

In this Episode of The Freeman Report, my son John and two of his friends, all turning 40, give their take on the Greatest Rock Bands of the 1980's and 1990's. Nephew David Dellucci was also supposed to participate but he had a sudden conflict so I did his list. Tyler Downing filled in for David on short notice and did a masterful job. Will Leblanc…

He was a world class athlete and ran in three Olympics, won the NCAA in the 1500 meters for the University of Arkansas and two world indoor championships. After receiving a degree in Civil Engineering from UA he went to get his MBA and not satisfied with that, a law degree. He became the Chief Marketing Officer for Alltel Wireless headquartered in …

In this episode I recap our trip to Italy done over 12 days where we visited Venice, Florence, Sicily and Rome. I don't think you can pack much more into a trip than what we did and it was a wonderful time had by all 19 on the trip. I also give medical updates on my Liver disease, learning something on my last appointment that I did not know before…

The response to my episode on Finding Hope was truly overwhelming. I did not expect nor anticipate so many reaching out. Having started a new trial drug today for my PBC, not sure if I have the placebo or the real drug, the trial will last about a year. My intent is to offer to be a participant in any new trial they start. Was a little concerned th…

In this episode I talk about my journey for the last nine years after learning I have an incurable liver disease. My intent is for others that may have been informed that they have a serious disease, whether it is cancer or some other debilatating illness. there can be hope. I discuss both my mental and physical path but want people to know there c…

Last year while attending a conference in the D.C. area my friend Dave Cox told me he a trivia question for me and if I answered correctly I would win a prize. All he did was mentioned the name and I rattled off several facts and he simply said "Damn son, you win the prize." I also saw the Eagles in concert a few months ago in New Orleans and that …

When she was a teenager she was trying out for the Olympic swim team when something did not feel right in her shoulder. The team doctors wanted to do exploratory surgery but her Father stepped in and told them absolutely not. Linda Roberts did not make the Olympic team but a desire to understand her injury spurred her to go to medical school. After…

Sometime in 2007, Dr. Vince Hafeli got into his truck after dinner at home and started driving. Was he on his way to the store, the office or perhaps even a sporting event? No he was headed to the place where he was going to take his own life. A phone call made him stop. Who made the call and how did impact his decision not to take his own life. Yo…

In 2006 her husband Dr. Joel Nasca, a plastic surgeon and next door neighbor and good friend Dr. Larry Ferachi, an orthopedic surgeon, were both diagnosed with prostate cancer. Janey Nasca was determined that both men would beat the cancer. Joel was 59 at the time and Larry was only 56 years old. Men their age did not get prostate cancer. Neither m…

Just about every city or town across America at one time had iconic places where people would shop, eat or be entertained that no longer exist. Baton Rouge certainly has it's share and in this episode the gang is back to discuss and reminisce about some of those places. Even if you are not from my hometown may listening will stir memories of places…

Today is Election Day in Louisiana and I give my thoughts and make a few predictions. Also comment a little bit on fighting City Hall. KFBy J. Kenneth Freeman

Macie and Carson reached out to me about giving them advice on how to start a podcast and I told them why don't we do one together. Macie is Communications Director and Carson is Director of Governmental Affairs for ABC for the State of Louisiana. In this episode they give a fresh perspective on politics and Carson and I discuss a few of the upcomi…

In 1984 Jeff Doucet kidnapped eleven year old Jody Plauche and took him to California. Jeff had essentially become a member of the Plauche family as Jody's karate instructor. Little did everyone know that Jeff had been sexually abusing Jody for over a year. Jeff was finally caught and upon returning to Baton Rouge Gary Plauche, Jody's father. was w…

Brian Turner was returning to Baton Rouge from Tampa Bay over the Thanksgiving Weekend when he stopped at the Buc-ees just inside the Alabama state line. It was raining and he got a little wet but thought nothing of it. Monday he went to work and thought he might have a cold or possibly the flu from being in the rain. When he went home that evening…

In this episode the musical gang gets back together and explores the same song performed by different artists. It is really interesting to hear how musicians have, in some cases, quite different takes and you may not even know it is the same song. Although there are many to choose from we narrowed it down to just a few with some history on some of …

In this episode of the Freeman Report I sit down with two former Chiefs of Police to discuss the current state of Crime in Baton Rouge but their perspectives can really be related to just about any major city in the United States. Is there hope for our country? One thinks so and the other was a little more cautious. It should be noted that former C…

At the age 2 Danielle Mixon’s son withdrew and went into his own world and would have severe tantrums. Danielle was an Occupational Therapist herself and began working with her son trying to reach him and bring him back but nothing seemed to work. A friend suggested she take her son to a therapist that was doing something different, and this therap…

In November of 2022 while attending a conference in the Washington D.C. area I heard a presentation on Opioids and Suicide in the construction industry. During the presentation Rick Rhinehart of CPWR informed the audience that the #1 industry in the United States for Suicide by opioids was the construction industry. Having been in the industry for …

Little did I know when I did the Acupuncture podcast with Stewart Sommers it would lead me to discover Dr. Larry McCaskill, a Veterinarian who practices acupuncture on animals. Once I started to look into Dr. McCaskill's background there was so much more to the man. He played football at LSU and then left his senior year to become a pilot and flew …

He is the winningest Coach in the Shreveport/Bossier area of North Louisiana but he is so much more than a coach. He is now 93 years old and played football for LSU, The Louisiana State University in the late 1940's and early 1950's. After serving in the army during the Korean War, he returned to Shreveport and began coaching on the high school lev…

We had so much fun on the first episode we decided to do another. In this episode Claire talks about pain and how the body deals with it. She also discusses the brain and how it plays a significant part in how it sends messages to the body to protect itself from danger, including pain. Claire is a Physical Therapist who treats patients from a holis…

Pat is what I would call a Renaissance Man. Not knowing what he wanted to major in at Union College in New York, a friend asked him if he would interested in a Cultural Anthropology for the summer but he would have to travel to Barbados. He thought it would be fun and agreed. The next summer he ended up in Mexico and finally the following summer ma…

She claims she is a physical therapist with an identity crisis. Her background is in pain neuroscience, chronic disease, mental health, trauma, fascia and myofascial release, trigger points. Sounds like a mouthful but after you listen you will realize her approach to physical therapy is so much more. When most of us think of physical therapy we thi…

Did you know that 96% of all manufactured goods are directly touched by the chemical industry? The next time you sit in your car look around at all of the products and think how many are made as a result of the chemical industry. The industry contributes heavily through taxes to schools and municipalities and, in fact, in many cases in Louisiana a …

Most people think it might be painful but Acupuncture is far from it. In fact it helps alleviate pain, stress, digestive issues and so many more. If you have back pain or migraine headaches you may want to give acupuncture a try. There were times where I could barely walk but one of my sisters convinced me to go see Stewart Sommers, a Certified Acu…

At the age of 10 he had a brother, John, born prematurely and some thought John would never leave the hospital and make it home. Everyday after school Marion Edwards would go sit with John until one day he was well enough to go home. How did older brother Marion get him home? On a city bus and then he put John in his room to look after him. When he…

The Gang is back and sit down to reveal what we consider to be the Top Ten One Hit Wonders. Wayne Barbin, Randy Amar and I discuss our top ten list, some background on the artists and how we arrived at the chosen songs and artists. I really thought we would all have a lot in common but that was not to be as Wayne once again stunned with his #10 cho…

When most people think of insulation they think of the pink stuff in the attic and in the walls. Mechanical is on a whole other level and can truly help in the efforts towards decarbonization and reducing green house gases. As Ron King coined one time "We are the Forgotten Industry". Those of us in the industry need to change that and hopefully thi…

You have probably heard of Al Capone, Sam Giancana, Carlos Marcello or even Whitey Bulger but few, if any, have heard of Joseph Bulger. Some say he was one of the real leaders of the Chicago Outfit. As a teenager he worked on the docks in New Orleans and after his father died he moved the family to Chicago and changed his last name. He became a law…

I sit down with Melanie Fields, Assistant District Attorney with the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's office and Suzanne Hamilton, Executive Director of the Capital Area Family Justice Center to talk about Domestic Violence. Some believe there should now be a social worker assisting law enforcement on Domestic Violence calls while others…

He came to play football at LSU from Marshall, TX in the late 1940's and became the owner of his own car dealership. Managing to retire at the ripe old age of 49 he has now been retired longer that he worked and says he maybe should have worked a little longer. I had not seen him for at least 20 plus years but finally managed to visit him while he …

Although he grew up in New Orleans and was named Defensive Player of year while attending Alcorn State, it was when he was playing for the Philadelphia Eagles and living in Philadelphia when the seed for his true purpose was planted. During his time in Philadelphia Coach Roynell would bring the homeless back to his high rise apartment and give them…

Tim Johnson is the Founder and President of The TJC Group a consulting firm headquartered in Baton Rouge. Tim was not necessarily looking to get into the political world but and offer to work in the Louisiana Senate while attending LSU changed all that. He now heads up a very successful consulting firm and has clients such as ExxonMobil, Shell, BAS…

Since there are a few ties to LSU and one that is actually personal I wanted to weigh in and make a prediction about the SuperBowl today. I watched as Joe Burrow led the LSU Tigers to the national championship. Also in that group was one of his favorite receivers, Ja'Marr Chase, now the NFL offensive rookie of the year and Thaddeus Moss. Tyler Shel…

In this episode we explore the path to healing. Father Jeff Bayhi of Baton Rouge and Father Chuck Swanson of Omaha, NE talk about how hopelessness can turn into hope and what they are doing at Metanoia Manor. As Father Jeff says, we need more boots on the ground regarding human trafficking. As you finish the series I ask that you consider making a …

This Episode delves into the victims period of captivity and how their pimps or handlers control them.By J. Kenneth Freeman

On October 13th I interviewed Father Jeff Bayhi and Father Chuck Swanson on the topic of Human Trafficking. Father Bayhi had even given a talk at the Vatican on this very subject. During the first part of this three part series Father Bayhi had a coughing spell, some of which occurred when Father Swanson was speaking. Because of the spell and not b…

This is the first of a three part series on Human Trafficking. It is an interview with Father Jeff Bayhi and Father Chuck Swanson who established and oversee Metanoia Manor , a home for female juvenile survivors. There are over 5000 animal rescue shelters across the United States. Care to guess how many beds there are for juvenile survivors of huma…

This is Part 1 of the Greatest Rock and Roll Bands of All Time. Three guys came together to present their picks without knowing the others choices. Wayne Barbin is product of the 60's and also played in the band Raspberry Fogg. I grew up in the 70's and Randy Amar is from the 80's so our takes are a little different. We only managed to get through …

This is the second part of The Greatest Rock and Roll bands of all time. Again I hope you enjoy and please send me your list if you have time to: thefreemanreport2@gmail.com or jkfreeman11@cox.net. EnjoyBy J. Kenneth Freeman

One tried fifteen times to escape Cuba with his wife and young son before they finally made it out on number 16. The other was trying to figure out where he was headed in life when a mentor came to his rescue and gave him direction. Both are now successful businessmen.By J. Kenneth Freeman

Faith is about to graduate from the Welding Program at the ABC Pelican Chapter in Baton Rouge. She is also about to graduate high school. Know what a Hog Dog is? Find out in this episode of The Freeman Report as we also interview Kelly Carpenter, Director of Education at the ABC Pelican Chapter.By J. Kenneth Freeman

This episode is titled Fate and I believe we all have had circumstances in our lives that may have seen benign at time but may look extraordinary. Where would we have ended up if this or that did not happen. This is part of my journey and what I believe was Fate. I do need to make one correction though - I say in the podcast my Mother passed away i…

She traveled and lived in several different countries in both Asia and Europe. Now she lives in Bend, OR where she became a Certified Holistic Nutritionist because of illnesses not only with her children, but herself. With conventional medicine not seeming to work she started researching about the foods we eat and what she discovered impacted her l…

Two of her children were suffering from seizures and her youngest son had a life threatening tumor in his abdomen. She felt conventional medicine was not helping and so she started a new journey in her life towards holistic nutrition. Hear Krista Zweers' amazing story about how she finally started getting answers to improving and healing her childr…

She once cancelled Free Speech Alley as LSU SGA president, perhaps for the first time ever. Now she is running for Metro Council in District 11 in East Baton Rouge Parish. I also have as a guest host, my daughter, Jamie Freeman. Regardless of whether or not you live in East Baton Rouge parish I think you will find her views quite interesting.…