This hour, Newell talks to Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser about John Foster, American Idol top 3 contestant, returning to Louisiana, the final numbers of "Love The Boot Week," a legislative update of the state park bill, insurance reform, the Pioneers of Carnival (Women in Mardi Gras) Exhibit opening at The Presbytere, and the upcoming Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off.

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser joins Newell to talk about John Foster, American Idol top 3 contestant, returning to Louisiana, the final numbers of "Love The Boot Week," a legislative update of the state park bill, insurance reform, the Pioneers of Carnival (Women in Mardi Gras) Exhibit opening at The Presbytere, and the upcoming Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off.

This hour, Newell talks about Democrats blaming their financial woes on Trump's tariffs. Then, Colin Grabow, Associate Director at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, joins the show to discuss the Trump Administration's trade deal with the United Kingdom.

Last Thursday, the Trump administration announced its first trade deal since its April 2 tariff hike, and it’s clear that higher tariffs are here to stay. Reached with the United Kingdom, the deal, billed by the White House as “historic” and a “breakthrough," improves trade conditions only relative to the upheaval of recent weeks. Compared to the trade conditions that prevailed when Trump took office in January, there is little to celebrate. Colin Grabow, Associate Director at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, joins Newell to discuss the issue.

Newell talks about Democrats blaming their financial woes on Trump's tariffs.

On today's show, Newell broadcasts LIVE at the new Gulf Coast Bank & Trust branch location in Elmwood.

Newell speaks with:

Guy Williams, President of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust,

Heather Troxclair, Branch Manager of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust in Elmwood, and Stephen Antoine, Commercial Lender,

Mike Johnson, Architect at Eskew/Dumez/Ripple Architects,

Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO Inc.,

Louisiana State Senator Kirk Talbot,

Stephen Dickey, Sr. Vice-President of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust,

and and Jerry Bologna, President & CEO of JEDCO.

Newell broadcasts LIVE at the new Gulf Coast Bank & Trust branch location in Elmwood.

This hour, Newell speaks with:

Fran Trautmann, CEO of the women-owned non-profit organization 'Glass Half Full,'

Stephen Dickey, Sr. Vice-President of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust,

and Jerry Bologna, President & CEO of JEDCO.

Newell broadcasts LIVE at the new Gulf Coast Bank & Trust branch location in Elmwood.

This hour, Newell speaks with:

Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO Inc.,

and Louisiana State Senator Kirk Talbot.

Louisiana State Senator Kirk Talbot joins Newell to talk about insurance reform measures that are underway during the legislative session, including general questions about his insurance bills, the status of the bills, the biggest challenges of the bills, the impact of the bills if passed, and where he predicts the legislature as a whole to land on insurance reform.

Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO Inc., joins Newell to talk about the importance of the Louisiana International Terminal project, a series of bills in the Louisiana legislature that address carbon capture, a bill to extend the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program, insurance reform, and more.