Bayou to Beltway speaks with Dr. Wayne Parent, the Russell B. Long Professor and Department Chair in the LSU Political Science Department about political trends in Louisiana and the nation today
Our conversation focuses on the unexpected rise of Donald Trump to the center of the American stage. We ask if Trump is remaking the Republican Party in his own image and probe the secret of his appeal. We also talk about what's changed in Louisiana politics since Parent's landmark book, Inside the Carnival, was published in 2004. We talk about the future for the Republican Party in the South and what effect the era of #me too might have on future politics.