Newell Normand

Newell applauds the City Council for overriding Mayor Cantrell's veto of Mayor-elect Moreno's 2026 budget.

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On today's show, Newell addresses Mayor Cantrell pushing to continue New Orleans' massive Joint Infrastructure Recovery Request (JIRR) projects despite no FEMA funding extension.

Then, Newell has on

Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Billy Nungesser to give a preview of Louisiana's participation in the Rose Parade and his take on ICE enforcement across the state and in the New Orleans area,

Kristi App, Chief Commercial Officer at the Port of New Orleans, to share her commercial vision for Port NOLA, the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), customer relationships and market expansion, and Port NOLA’s role in the regional and national economy,

Cenzo Caronna, Entrepreneur in Residence & STartUP Northshore Program Manager from St. Tammany Economic Development Corporation, to talk specifically about the Nspire Startup Slam pitch competition taking place on January 8 as well as engage in a larger conversation about the entrepreneurial ecosystem on the Northshore,

and Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, to talk about the latest local crime news.

Newell is joined by Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, to talk about Tanzanika Ruffin, the New Orleans defense attorney accused of defrauding a client’s family out of at least $250,000, give an update on the Louisiana Judiciary Commission and Supreme Court, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office inmate population as of Monday, December 15, 2025, and the OIG report on NOPD promotions.

Newell has on Kristi App, Chief Commercial Officer at the Port of New Orleans, to share her commercial vision for Port NOLA, the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), customer relationships and market expansion, and Port NOLA’s role in the regional and national economy.

Then, Cenzo Caronna, Entrepreneur in Residence & STartUP Northshore Program Manager from St. Tammany Economic Development Corporation, joins the show to talk specifically about the Nspire Startup Slam pitch competition taking place on January 8 as well as engage in a larger conversation about the entrepreneurial ecosystem on the Northshore.

Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, joins Newell to talk about Tanzanika Ruffin, the New Orleans defense attorney accused of defrauding a client’s family out of at least $250,000.

Newell addresses Mayor Cantrell pushing to continue New Orleans' massive Joint Infrastructure Recovery Request (JIRR) projects despite no FEMA funding extension.

Then, the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Billy Nungesser joins the show to give a preview of Louisiana's participation in the Rose Parade and his take on ICE enforcement across the state and in the New Orleans area.

Cenzo Caronna, Entrepreneur in Residence & STartUP Northshore Program Manager from St. Tammany Economic Development Corporation, joins Newell to talk specifically about the Nspire Startup Slam pitch competition taking place on January 8 as well as engage in a larger conversation about the entrepreneurial ecosystem on the Northshore.

Kristi App, Chief Commercial Officer at the Port of New Orleans, joins Newell to share her commercial vision for Port NOLA, the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), customer relationships and market expansion, and Port NOLA’s role in the regional and national economy.

Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Billy Nungesser joins Newell to give a preview of Louisiana's participation in the Rose Parade, his take on ICE enforcement across the state and in the New Orleans area, and shares holiday events across the state.