Paul Arrigo of Visit Baton Rouge will comment on efforts to lure tourists to the Capital region amid a plethora of negative stories related to the city’s crime epidemic. Arrigo will also assess the chances of passing a hotel-motel tax in an anti-tax environment. There is a measure on the Nov. 18 ballot to utilize the tax to spur tourism and entertainment in Baton Rouge.   Former NPR CEO Ken Stern visits to talk about his book, “Republican Like Me, How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right.”