Sidney Torres IV, owner and President of IV Waste, joins Newell to explain why New Orleans recently securing a $3.98 million EPA grant to expand residential curbside recycling is a bad idea.

On today's show, Newell talks about the upcoming New Orleans mayoral race.

Then, Newell has on

Valerie Cicero and Sue Stein, co-chairs of My Sunset on the Bucktown Boardwalk,

Greg Rusovich, Chair of the Metropolitan Crime Commission,

Sharonda Williams, Vice-President, General Counsel, and Director of Government Affairs,

Peter Reichart, Policy Advisor to the City Services Coalition,

Pres Kabacoff, Project Director, New Orleans City Services Coalition,

David A. Marcello, Organizer of Tree Canopy NOLA / Executive Director, The Public Law Center, Tulane Law School,

and Scott Howard, President of Parks For All.

This hour, Newell shares a panel with

Sharonda Williams, Vice-President, General Counsel, and Director of Government Affairs,

Peter Reichart, Policy Advisor to the City Services Coalition,

Pres Kabacoff, Project Director, New Orleans City Services Coalition,

David A. Marcello, Organizer of Tree Canopy NOLA / Executive Director, The Public Law Center, Tulane Law School,

and Scott Howard, President of Parks For All.

This hour, Newell talks about the upcoming New Orleans mayoral race. Then, Valerie Cicero and Sue Stein, co chairs of My Sunset on the Bucktown Boardwalk, joins the show to talk about its annual Sunset on the Bucktown Boardwalk fundraiser featuring live music by The Top Cats on Friday, September 26, 2025, from 6 – 9 pm at the Bucktown Harbor, 325 Metairie-Hammond Hwy, Metairie, LA 70005.

Valerie Cicero and Sue Stein, co-chairs of My Sunset on the Bucktown Boardwalk, join Newell to talk about its annual Sunset on the Bucktown Boardwalk fundraiser featuring live music by The Top Cats on Friday, September 26, 2025, from 6 to 9 pm at the Bucktown Harbor, 325 Metairie-Hammond Hwy, Metairie, LA 70005.

On today's show, Newell talks about the reaction of the media to Erika Kirk's comments of forgiveness at Charlie Kirk's memorial ceremony and the evidence of the presence of the National Guard in American cities having been overwhelmingly positive for those cities.

Then, Newell has on

Arthur Hardy, editor and publisher of the Mardi Gras Guide, about his retirement from the magazine,

John Clayton, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Birmingham District Officer, New Orleans Division, to discuss the influx of nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids that are more potent than fentanyl and can be resistant to reversal by Narcan (naloxone),

Jeff Nowak, WWL Saints Sideline Reporter & Digital Content Producer, to talk about the New Orleans Saints' devastating loss at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks,

and Guy Williams, President of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, to discuss the latest economic and business news.

This hour, Newell is joined by Guy Williams, President of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, to discuss the Federal Reserve cutting the federal funds rate by 25 basis points, the continuing budget battle in France, a San Francisco mall losing 85% of its value, who's eligible for no tax on tips, the expiration of electric car rebates, and Spirit Airlines cutting back 25% of its flight capacity.

This hour, Newell has on John Clayton, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Birmingham District Officer, New Orleans Division, to discuss the influx of nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids that are more potent than fentanyl and can be resistant to reversal by Narcan (naloxone). Then, Jeff Nowak, WWL Saints Sideline Reporter & Digital Content Producer, joins the show to talk about the New Orleans Saints' devastating loss at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks.

Jeff Nowak, WWL Saints Sideline Reporter & Digital Content Producer, joins Newell to talk about the New Orleans Saints' devastating loss at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks.

According to recent reports, the DEA is warning of an influx of nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids that are more potent than fentanyl and can be resistant to reversal by Narcan (naloxone). These drugs are produced by Chinese chemical networks and smuggled into the U.S. and Mexico. John Clayton, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Birmingham District Officer, New Orleans Division, joins Newell to talk about why the DEA is warning to "not be caught off guard by this deadly, Narcan-resistant opioid from China.