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Deanna Rodriguez, CEO of Entergy New Orleans, joins Newell to discuss a new initiative that Entergy is participating in. The Gulf South Business Roundtable (GSBR) is a newly launched, executive-led nonprofit that brings together energy producers, large industrial energy consumers, and community partners. Its mission is to advance economic competitiveness, infrastructure development, and industrial growth across Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.

This hour, Newell shares his thoughts about the government shutdown and Pete Hegseth meeting with military leaders at the Marine Corps Base Quantico. Then, Dan Mills, CEO of the Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans, to discuss if steel framing is a viable option for homeowners and home builders.

Steel framed house are rare, but some Louisiana developers want to change that. They say it makes your home safer, but is it affordable? Last year, 94% of all single-family homes built in the United States were "stick built," according to industry data. Most of the remainder were constructed using concrete. Less than half a percent, about 4,000 homes total nationwide, were made with steel framing, a stronger but more expensive alternative. Dan Mills, CEO of the Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans, joins Newell to talk about it.

Newell shares his thoughts about the government shutdown and Pete Hegseth meeting with military leaders at the Marine Corps Base Quantico.

On today's show, Newell gives a fired-up monologue bashing those who wouldn't receive help from the federal government to support local law enforcement based on which political party may benefit from the optics and the Catholic Church's stance on the deportation and apprehension of illegal immigrants.

Then, Newell has on

Kevin Richards, co-founder of NOLA Coffee Festival LLC, to promote the 2-day celebration of New Orleans' rich coffee heritage,

Tiffany J. Martinez, Community Resources Director of HRI Community Resources,

Ed Walters, President of the Louisiana State Bar Association, to talk about all the great things that the Bar Association does,

Colonel Alex Gan, a retired Colonel and fighter pilot for the Israeli Air Force, to discuss the 20-point plan aimed at ending the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza agreed upon by President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

and Theresa Campbell, founder & CEO of Safer Schools Together, to talk about protecting students from predators online.

This hour, Newell is joined by Colonel Alex Gan, retired Colonel and fighter pilot for the Israeli Air Force, to discuss the 20-point plan aimed at ending the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza agreed upon by President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Then, Theresa Campbell, founder & CEO of Safer Schools Together, joins Newell to talk about protecting students from predators online.

Theresa Campbell, Founder & CEO of Safer Schools Together, served as a featured “Game Changer” speaker at the 2025 Global Security Exchange (GSX) in New Orleans. She delivered her keynote address, “Risk is Everywhere: Fostering Safety in the Workplace, Schools, and Public Spaces,” a timely and practical session exploring today’s most pressing safety challenges and proactive strategies for prevention. Theresa Campbell joins Newell to talk about protecting children from child predators online.

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claim to have agreed on a 20-point plan aimed at ending the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Under that plan, a temporary governing board would be set up to manage postwar Gaza. That board would be headed by Trump and would include former British Prime Minister Tony Blair among its members.

This hour, Newell has on Tiffany J. Martinez, Community Resources Director of HRI Community Resources. Then, Ed Walters, President of the Louisiana State Bar Association, joins the show to talk about all the great things that the Bar Association does and what they do to help people in civil areas, criminal areas, access to justice areas. all of that they do to help so many people and get so little credit.

Ed Walters, President of the Louisiana State Bar Association, joins Newell to talk about all the great things that the Bar Association does and what they do to help people in civil areas, criminal areas, access to justice areas. all of that they do to help so many people and get so little credit.