Susan Russell, Executive Director of Keep Louisiana Beautiful, joins Newell to talk about recent beautification grants that were given out all over the state, new legislation to go into effect, and the upcoming "Keep Louisiana Beautiful" State Conference.

Newell urges all of the New Orleans mayoral candidates to present a comprehensible plan as to how they'd fund the basic critical city services along with their aspirational proposals.

We're weeks away from another government shutdown and a Louisiana senator says it's about 50/50 if it'll happen. So, how did we get here and how do we get out of it? Part of the discussion focuses on Social Security and our trillions of dollars in debt -- neither of which is set to be handled in this budget whether it passes or not.

On today's show, Newell broadcasts LIVE from Deanie's Seafood in Bucktown for Shuck & Tell, a celebration of the Louisiana oyster with friends from JEDCO.

Newell talks to

Jerry Bologna, President & CEO of JEDCO,

Ryan Anderson, oyster farmer at Little Moon,

Nathan Herring, oyster farmer at Bright Side Oysters,

Kirk Curole, oyster farmer at Bayside Oyster Company,

Troy Gilbert, Chef’s Brigade,

Scott Walker, Council-At-Large for Jefferson Parish,

Weldon Danos, Executive Director of the Grand Isle Port Commissioner,

James Karst, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana,

and Joe Riccobono, Sala Restaurant/JEDCO Commissioner.

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Newell broadcasts LIVE from Deanie's Seafood in Bucktown for Shuck & Tell, a celebration of the Louisiana oyster with friends from JEDCO.

This hour, Newell talks to

James Karst, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana,

Joe Riccobono, Sala Restaurant/JEDCO Commissioner,

and Jerry Bologna, President & CEO of JEDCO.

Newell broadcasts LIVE from Deanie's Seafood in Bucktown for Shuck & Tell, a celebration of the Louisiana oyster with friends from JEDCO.

This hour, Newell talks to

Troy Gilbert, Chef’s Brigade,

Scott Walker, Council-At-Large for Jefferson Parish,

and Weldon Danos, Executive Director of the Grand Isle Port Commissioner.

Newell broadcasts LIVE from Deanie's Seafood in Bucktown for Shuck & Tell, a celebration of the Louisiana oyster with friends from JEDCO.

This hour, Newell talks to Jerry Bologna, President & CEO of JEDCO,

Ryan Anderson, oyster farmer at Little Moon,

Nathan Herring, oyster farmer at Bright Side Oysters,

and Kirk Curole, oyster farmer at Bayside Oyster Company

On today's show, Newell has on

Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, to talk about his presentation of evidence at a Senate Judiciary Hearing in Baton Rouge highlighting that Judge Nandi Campbell and Judge Leon Roche had unusually high acquittal rates in the Orleans Parish justice system,

Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO Inc., to talk about his trip to Washington, D.C.,

Michael Corbett, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Infrastructure for Sunrise Foods, to discuss how the company is developing the first dedicated organic port facility in the United States at the Port of New Orleans’ Alabo Street Wharf,

and Sig Greenebaum, founder of NOLAxNOLA & CEO of Sigfest Events, to talk about how NOLAxNOLA 2025 is set to be an unforgettable celebration in New Orleans.

This hour, Newell has on Sig Greenebaum, founder of NOLAxNOLA & CEO of Sigfest Events, to talk about how NOLAxNOLA 2025 is set to be an unforgettable celebration in New Orleans. Then, Newell shares his takeaways from the first New Orleans mayoral candidates' debate.

Newell shares his takeaways from the first New Orleans mayoral candidates' debate.