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Beaux Jones, President & CEO of The Water Institute, joins Newell to give a fresh perspective on events 20 years after Katrina. Beaux focuses on how Hurricane Katrina sparked a global model for resilience right here in Louisiana and what the next 20 years will require of us.

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This hour, Newell is joined by Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO Inc., who talks about his memories of Hurricane Katrina. Then, Deanna Rodriguez, CEO of Entergy New Orleans, joins the show to discuss how she led the effort to secure $200 million in community development block grant funding to help Entergy’s Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Orleans operating companies rebuild after Hurricane Katrina.

Deanna Rodriguez, CEO of Entergy New Orleans, joins Newell to discuss how she led the effort to secure $200 million in community development block grant funding to help Entergy’s Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Orleans operating companies rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. She'll also talk about the grid hardening that's underway in New Orleans.

This hour, Newell speaks with Daphine Barnes, Executive Director of Economic Mobility at GNO, Inc., about her experience being a schoolteacher after Hurricane Katrina. Then, Glade Bilby, President of French Quarter Citizens & Co-Chair of Save Our Soul Coalition-Armstrong Park community group, joins the show to talk about the groundbreaking of the Municipal Auditorium.

After almost 20 years, the City will break ground on the renovations to the Municipal Auditorium. Glade Bilby, President of French Quarter Citizens & Co-Chair of Save Our Soul Coalition-Armstrong Park community group, joins Newell to talk about the work that's about to start for the project.

Daphine Barnes, Executive Director of Economic Mobility at GNO, Inc., joins Newell to talk about her experience being a schoolteacher after Hurricane Katrina, the changes in schools, the impact on our students, and how instrumental schools were in bringing back communities. Then, Daphine talks about the upcoming events with NOLA Coalition, their "NOLA Connect Series."

This hour, Newell talks about FEMA sending the Trump administration a "Katrina Declaration," a letter warning that the dismantling of the disaster response progress may risk another catastrophe like Hurricane Katrina. Also, Newell addresses President Trump announcing that he plans to allow 600,000 Chinese students to study at U.S. universitires. Then, Arnie Fielkow, former EVP of the Administration for the Saints, joins the show to talk about his experiences and memories of Hurricane Katrina from 20 years ago.

Arnie Fielkow, former EVP of the Administration for the Saints, former New Orleans City Councilman, and former CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, joins Newell to talk about his experiences and memories of Hurricane Katrina from 20 years ago.

Newell addresses President Trump announcing that he plans to allow 600,000 Chinese students to study at U.S. universities, reversing his administration's earlier hardline stance.