Tobacco use remains a leading cause of preventable death in Louisiana, but how much have our state’s smoke-free ordinances helped the cause and saved lives? Do you remember the strong pushback about extending the Louisiana Smoke-Free Air Act to bars, casinos, restaurants, workplaces, and performance venues? Well, new research shows significant progress, like declines in Louisiana lung cancer rates by close to 5%. Brad Wellons, Regional Manager of Tobacco Control & Prevention and The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL), joins Newell to talk about the findings.

Redistricting, not a word that sounds all that sexy until you find out what it means for everything from Medicaid payments to tax rates. President Donald Trump pushes for Texas to gain five seats for the GOP, and here's what that would mean for the rest of us.

Newell addresses Sheriff Susan Hutson suggesting that the May 16th jailbreak from the Orleans Justice Center was motivated by politics.

On today's show, Newell talks about how the leadership in New Orleans is doing a horrible job of keeping the city free from filth, grime, and blight.

Then, Newell has on

Melanie Talia, President and CEO of the New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation, to talk about the lack of actions being taken to implement the recommendations outlined in the Tenoeo Report on the French Quarter,

Ben Albright, CEO of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Louisiana, Independent Agents Service Corporation, to talk about Demotech’s insurance company ratings,

Jim DiFatta, an executive member of the Save Our St. Bernard Group, to share his opposition to the Louisiana International Terminal project,

and Ed Carlson, CEO of Odyssey House Louisiana & Director of the Low Barrier Shelter, to talk about how they’re using the recently awarded $380,000 State grant.

This hour, Newell is joined by Jim DiFatta, an executive member of the Save Our St. Bernard Group, to share his opposition to the Louisiana International Terminal project. Then, Ed Carlson, CEO of Odyssey House Louisiana & Director of the Low Barrier Shelter (on Gravier St.), joins the show to talk about what kind of uptick in traffic (if any) they’re seeing at the shelter and how they’re using the recently awarded $380,000 State grant.

Just over a week ago, New Orleans officials began dispersing homeless residents sleeping or camping in the French Quarter and parts of the Marigny in the latest phase of their years-long effort to reduce the city's unsheltered population. Ed Carlson, CEO of Odyssey House Louisiana & Director of the Low Barrier Shelter (on Gravier St.), joins Newell to talk about what kind of uptick in traffic (if any) they’re seeing at the shelter and how they’re using the recently awarded $380,000 State grant.

New Orleans port terminal promises jobs, faces pushback in St. Bernard Parish. Construction for the Violet terminal is expected to begin soon, but residents say they'll fight until it's moved downriver. Jim DiFatta, an executive member of the Save Our St. Bernard Group, joins Newell to share the opposition to the LIT project.

This hour, Newell has on Melanie Talia, President and CEO of the New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation, to talk about the lack of actions being taken to implement the recommendations outlined in the Teneo Report on the French Quarter. Then, Ben Albright, CEO of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Louisiana, Independent Agents Service Corporation, joins the show to talk about Demotech’s insurance company ratings.

As major home insurers flee storm-ravaged markets, Demotech’s ratings enable smaller ones to step in. A string of failures has left homeowners in the lurch. Ben Albright, CEO of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Louisiana, Independent Agents Service Corporation, joins Newell to talk about it.

Melanie Talia, President and CEO of the New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation, joins Newell to talk about the lack of actions being taken to implement the recommendations outlined in the Teneo Report on the French Quarter.