Newell has on Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO Inc., to talk about Mayor-elect Helena Moreno's 2026 budget plan, public education across the region seeing major gains, a federal judge ending 12 years of oversight of the New Orleans Police Department, President Trump proposing a five-year offshore leasing plan that would open 1.27B acres to oil and gas exploration and hold seven lease sales off Louisiana’s coast, and more.

Then, Gary Rosenfeld, CEO of Plan A Games, joins the show to talk about establishing an engineering team in southeast Louisiana to develop the company’s data analytics platform.

Newell reflects on Mayor-Elect Helena Moreno's 2026 budget plan.

Then, General Thomas Friloux, the 51st Adjutant General of Louisiana, joins the show to talk about the Louisiana National Guard is opening up Jackson Barracks to the public for a Christmas Tour of the antebellum homes that were built in 1836.

Katy Casbarian, Arnaud’s Restaurant and the Project Visionary & Lead Collaborator for Second Line in the Sky, joins Newell to talk about their new temporary memorial and lighting installation to be unveiled in the French Quarter on December 1st ahead of the one-year anniversary of the January 1st terrorist attack.

We all want a peaceful holiday season, and we want safe streets and for our men and women not to die in overseas wars, so let's start there and answer the question: What changes an opinion faster: empathy or information?

Plan A Games has announced the establishment of an engineering team in southeast Louisiana to develop the company’s data analytics platform. The new operation will create high-skill career opportunities and add to the city’s reputation as a destination where creative talent and technology-driven companies thrive. Gary Rosenfeld, CEO of Plan A Games, joins Newell to talk about it.

The Louisiana National Guard is opening up Jackson Barracks to the public for a Christmas Tour of the antebellum homes that were built in 1836. General Thomas Friloux, the 51st Adjutant General of Louisiana, joins Newell to talk about it.

Newell reflects on Mayor-Elect Helena Moreno's 2026 budget plan.

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On today's show, Newell talks about a report that indicates that the conditions of buildings under the City of New Orleans aren't the ideal working environments.

Then, Newell has on

Dr. Ken Oertling, Superintendent of St. Charles Parish Public Schools, to share how the St. Charles Parish Public Schools earned an “A” as a school district for the first time,

Chef Meg Bickford, Executive Chef at Commander’s Palace, to talk about the "Ella Brennan Tasting Menu" she recently created,

Tom Moran, The Good Shepherd School President, to talk about the upcoming “The Good Shepherd Gala” on December 4th to raise money to build the new school,

and New Orleans Mayor-Elect Helena Moreno & New Orleans City Councilman Joe Giarrusso to share details about the City of New Orleans 2026 budget and the strategy for a leaner, more efficient government.