Newell Normand

State Sen. Kirk Talbot, who chairs the Senate Insurance Committee, joins Newell to talk about his heavy focus on insurance reform, housing resiliency, and regulatory changes in the 2026 Louisiana legislative session.

This week, we cover the story of more than 80 students from a Minnesota high school choir who were trapped in Califronia when their flight was canceled due to a blizzard, whether Shakespeare's works should be taught to young students, how the Savannah Bananas are changing up baseball and meteorites falling on Ohio.

Featuring audio from Drivetime with DeRusha out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities, the Dana & Parks show out of KMBZ in Kansas City, Newell Normand out of WWL in New Orleans and Marty Griffin out of KDKA in Pittsburgh.

On today's show, Newell talks about the short-term plans presented by the Moreno Administration before the City Council Budget Committee to cut spending and find funding.

Then, Newel has on

Luke Niforatos, Executive Vice President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, to discuss two new analyses of high-quality research that have found that using marijuana does not effectively relieve symptoms of a range of mental health conditions,

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple to discuss what he's doing during the 2026 Louisiana legislative session to make Louisiana more attractive to more insurance companies,

Simonette Berry, Executive Committee for Film Louisiana, to talk about how the success of the movie "Sinners" can impact Louisiana and New Orleans' film industry,

Rashard Dawson, National Center for Public Policy Research, to explain the ramifications of President Donald Trump's administration's 60-day waiver of the Jones Act shipping law,

and Nathan Rizzuti, WWL Digital Producer, and Mike Naquin, President of the NOLA Bluegrass Fest, to talk about the 2nd Annual New Orleans Bluegrass Festival, a must-attend event for new and experienced bluegrass fans, taking place at Deutsches Haus in New Orleans from 11AM to 8PM, benefiting a great cause, Special Olympics Louisiana.

This hour, Newell is joined by Rashard Dawson of the National Center for Public Policy Research to explain the ramifications of President Donald Trump's administration's 60-day waiver of the Jones Act shipping law.

Then, Nathan Rizzuti, WWL Digital Producer, and Mike Naquin, President of the NOLA Bluegrass Fest, join the show to talk about the 2nd Annual New Orleans Bluegrass Festival, a must-attend event for new and experienced bluegrass fans, taking place at Deutsches Haus in New Orleans from 11AM to 8PM, benefiting a great cause, Special Olympics Louisiana.

Nathan Rizzuti, WWL Digital Producer, and Mike Naquin, President of the NOLA Bluegrass Fest, joins Newell to talk about the 2nd Annual New Orleans Bluegrass Festival, a must-attend event for new and experienced bluegrass fans, taking place at Deutsches Haus in New Orleans from 11AM to 8PM . And, the best part, it benefits a great cause, Special Olympics Louisiana.

President Donald Trump's administration ​announced a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act shipping law, temporarily allowing foreign-flagged vessels to move ‌fuel, fertilizer and other goods between U.S. ports to combat price increases and supply disruptions from the Iran conflict. Rashard Dawson, National Center for Public Policy Research, joins Newell to explain the ramifications.

This hour, Newell has on Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple to discuss what he's doing during the 2026 Louisiana legislative session to make Louisiana more attractive to more insurance companies.

Then, Simonette Berry, Executive Committee for Film Louisiana, joins the show to talk about how the success of the movie "Sinners" can impact Louisiana and New Orleans' film industry.

Simonette Berry, Executive Committee for Film Louisiana, joins Newell to talk about how the success of the movie "Sinners" can impact Louisiana and New Orleans' film industry and the new Viola Davis movie coming to Baton Rouge.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple joins Newell to discuss what he's doing during the 2026 Louisiana legislative session to make Louisiana more attractive to more insurance companies.

This hour, Newell talks about the short-term plans presented by the Moreno Administration before the City Council Budget Committee to cut spending and find funding.

Then, Luke Niforatos, Executive Vice President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, joins the show to discuss two new analyses of high-quality research that have found that using marijuana does not effectively relieve symptoms of a range of mental health conditions.