Newell Normand

This hour, Newell is joined by Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, to talk about if the NOPD really needs 1,200 officers and discuss the NOPD's overtime and detail woes. Then, Rafael Goyeneche talks about the National Guard's extension through August 2026.

Why is China beating the U.S. in electric vehicle production and innovation? Here's why. Plus, a professor discusses preparing students for an AI future and we learn about the country's biggest owl festival, where everyone is urged to come on down and 'have a hoot.'

Newell talks about the political response to Operation Epic Fury.

Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, NOPD Superintendent, joins Newell to discuss the health, well-being, and morale of the officers, the proposal to reduce staffing expectations to 900 officers, the controversy surrounding NOPD pension payments, and more.

The midterm primary results in Texas surprised many, so here's what happened and what it means. Plus, how high will gas prices go?

On today's show, Newell talks about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison testifying before the House Oversight Committee regarding a massive fraud scandal involving state-administered federal funds.

Then, Newell has on

Jordan Adams, Assistant Professor of Geology at the School of STEM for Delgado Community College, and Eboness Williams, Mathematics Department Chair & Professor of Mathematics at the School of STEM, to talk about STEAM Day,

Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO Inc., to talk about the more than 1,200 business and civic leaders gathering for the sold-out 2026 GNO Inc. Annual Luncheon,

Evie Poitevent Sanders, Vice President of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at GNO Inc., and Salem Habte, Workforce & Entrepreneurship Manager at GNO Inc., to talk about Startup NOLA and Startup Noir NOLA events that they’re hosting during NOEW and the Third Coast Venture Summit and to give updates on ongoing GNO Inc. initiatives for startups,

and Alice Glenn, New Orleans & Company Executive Vice President, Susan Taylor, the Montine McDaniel Freeman Director of the New Orleans Museum of Art, and Dawn DeDeaux, a multidisciplinary artist with over 40 years working in New Orleans, to talk about Biennale Arte 2026.

This hour, Newell is joined by Alice Glenn, New Orleans & Company Executive Vice President, Susan Taylor, the Montine McDaniel Freeman Director of the New Orleans Museum of Art, and Dawn DeDeaux, a multidisciplinary artist with over 40 years working in New Orleans, to talk about Biennale Arte 2026.

This hour, Newell has on Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO Inc., to talk about the more than 1,200 business and civic leaders gathering for the sold-out 2026 GNO Inc. Annual Luncheon and Louisiana Economic Development launching the first FastSites round.

Then, Evie Poitevent Sanders, Vice President of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at GNO Inc., and Salem Habte, Workforce & Entrepreneurship Manager at GNO Inc., join the show to talk about Startup NOLA and Startup Noir NOLA events that they’re hosting during NOEW and the Third Coast Venture Summit and to give updates on ongoing GNO Inc. initiatives for startups.

Evie Poitevent Sanders, Vice President of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at GNO Inc., and Salem Habte, Workforce & Entrepreneurship Manager at GNO Inc., join Newell to talk about Startup NOLA and Startup Noir NOLA events that they’re hosting during NOEW and the Third Coast Venture Summit and to give updates on ongoing GNO Inc. initiatives for startups.

This hour, Newell talks about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison testifying before the House Oversight Committee regarding a massive fraud scandal involving state-administered federal funds.

Then, Jordan Adams, Assistant Professor of Geology at the School of STEM for Delgado Community College, and Eboness Williams, Mathematics Department Chair & Professor of Mathematics at the School of STEM, join the show to talk about STEAM Day.