E-mail a friendMarch 30, 2006
Louisiana State Senator Cleo Fields comments on the challenges facing returning New Orleans residents. Attorney Cupcake Brown recounts overcoming a life of tragic events.
Cleo Fields
Cleo Fields
Louisiana State Senator Cleo Fields began his political career after completing law school, when he was first elected to the State Senate at age 24. The Baton Rouge native was elected to Congress at age 30 and served two terms before deciding not to make a re-election bid due to redistricting. He formed the consulting group Cleo Fields & Associates and, a year later, began his law practice. He also returned to his political origin as a state senator. Fields hosts a weekly interactive radio talk show, Cleo Live.
Cupcake Brown
Cupcake Brown
Cupcake Brown went from abuse as a foster child, gangbanging, prostitution and drug addiction to practicing law at one of California's largest firms. Profiled in an O magazine article on phenomenal women, Brown hired a private investigator to help get the facts right in her memoir, A Piece of Cake. After surviving her painful childhood, she held down 4 part-time jobs while taking a full class load in law school, graduating near the top of her class. The San Diego native hopes to change the foster care system.