Newell Normand

Mike Cooper, President of St. Tammany Parish, who recently announced that he will not seek a third term, joins Newell. What will he focus on in his last 2 years? What are his top accomplishments, his biggest frustrations, and his toughest disappointments? And what's Mike's wish for St. Tammany?

Katie Guasco, with Visit The Northshore, joins Newell to give the details about Mardi Gras 2026 on the Northshore.

Katie Guasco, with Visit The Northshore, joins Newell to give the details about Mardi Gras 2026 on the Northshore.

This hour, Newell talks about how the government shutdown was averted by approving the funding of Democrat programs and the changing of the narrative in Minneapolis now that local law enforcement is arresting ICE protesters.

Then, Steven A. Camarota, Director of Research for the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), joins the show to talk about the best strategy for limiting welfare use.

Using data from the 2024 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), this analysis examines the use of means-tested welfare programs among immigrant and U.S.-born-headed households, excluding Social Security and Medicare. It finds immigrant-headed households are significantly more likely to receive benefits than U.S.-born households. The report argues this is partly because low-income immigrants, including those in the country illegally, can access benefits through their U.S.-born citizen children. It concludes that limiting welfare use would require reducing illegal immigration and prioritizing higher-skilled legal immigrants. Steven A. Camarota, Director of Research for the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), joins Newell to talk about it.

Newell talks about how the government shutdown was averted by approving the funding of Democrat programs.

On today's show, Newell has on

Captain Robert P. Taishoff, Chairman of the Campaign to Fix the Disability System for Able Americans, and Sara Hart Weir, Senior Fellow and Director of Campaign to Fix the Disability System for Able Americans, to talk about the Care for Military Kids Act, which allows military families' children to retain their waitlist time when their families are relocated,

Collin Sims, District Attorney for the 22nd Judicial District Court (St. Tammany & Washington Parish), to talk about the financial situation in St. Tammany Parish,

Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief & Senior Economic Analyst at Bankrate.com, to discuss the numbers of the JOLTS report and preview next week's report,

Don Dubuc, host of Louisiana Great Outdoors on WWL, to talk about his career and retirement from the radio airwaves,

and Arthur Hardy, the premier authority on New Orleans Mardi Gras, to give a Mardi Gras parade preview as the Carnival season kicks off with some 17 parades this weekend throughout Greater New Orleans

This hour, Newell has on Captain Robert P. Taishoff, Chairman of the Campaign to Fix the Disability System for Able Americans, and Sara Hart Weir, Senior Fellow and Director of Campaign to Fix Disability System for Able Americans, to tlak baout the Care for Military Kids Act which allows military families' children to retain their waitlist time when their families are relocated.

This hour, Newell speaks with Collin Sims, District Attorney for the 22nd Judicial District Court (St. Tammany & Washington Parish), about the financial situation in St. Tammany Parish.

Then, Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief & Senior Economic Analyst at Bankrate.com, joins the show to discuss the numbers of the JOLTS report and preview next week's report.

This hour, Newell is joined by Don Dubuc, host of the Louisiana Great Outdoors on WWL, to talk about his career and retirement from the radio airwaves.

Then, Arthur Hardy, the premier authority on New Orleans Mardi Gras, to give a Mardi Gras parade preview as the Carnival season kicks off with some 17 parades this weekend throughout Greater New Orleans!