The U.S. Department of Education is resuming its efforts to collect on defaulted federal student loans, reviving a practice that has been paused since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a press release, the department said that about 195,000 borrowers will receive a 30-day notice this week from the Treasury Department notifying them that their federal benefits could soon be subject to garnishment. Andrew Gillen, Research Fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom, joins Newell to talk about it.

This hour, Newell talks about Governor Landry tasking GNO Inc. President Michael Hecht to take on the Louisiana International Terminal project and a Black Source Media article that states that the pushback against Henry Consulting gaining the French Quarter sanitation contract is about race. Then, Newell talks to Jared Zeller, founder & producer of the 18th Annual Mid City Bayou Boogaloo Festival, about acquiring the permits needed to get the fest going.

After a little drama, the permit has been issued by the city, and the 18th Annual Mid City Bayou Boogaloo Festival is a GEAUX for 2025! Jared Zeller, founder & producer of the 18th Annual Mid City Bayou Boogaloo Festival, joins Newell to talk about it.

Newell talks about a Black Source Media article that states that the pushback against Henry Consulting gaining the French Quarter sanitation contract is about race.

Newell talks about Governor Landry tasking GNO Inc. President Michael Hecht to take on the Louisiana International Terminal project.

Red Meat, a collection of the tastiest tidbits from Audacy's conservative News-Talk radio stations, is covering a lot of ground this week. This episode covers kids and vulnerability to crime, efforts to legalize prostitution in one of America's favorite cities -- because that DOESN'T sound like a disaster, am I right? We've got fears of nuclear war all the way to -- you guessed it!-- the new Pope and theories about why the Vatican chose an American.

On today's show, Newell has on;

New Orleans City Councilmember JP Morrell to give the latest on the French Quarter sanitation contract controversy.

Cameron Henry, President of the Louisiana State Senate, to talk about the legislative session,

Historian Royd Anderson to discuss the quest to get a memorial for the Mother's Day bus crash victims in City Park,

and Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, to discuss the Orleans Parish Judge and Jury Trials from 2022 through 2024.

This hour, Newell is joined by Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, to discuss Orleans Parish Judge and Jury Trials from 2022 through 2024 and another success story of the New Orleans Data Informed Community Engagement.

This hour, Newell speaks with Cameron Henry, President of the Louisiana State Senate, about the latest on the legislative session. Then, Historian Royd Anderson joins the show to discuss the quest to get a memorial for the Mother's Day bus crash victims in City Park.

Historian Royd Anderson joins Newell to talk about the quest to get a memorial for the Mother's Day bus crash victims in City Park. The crash occurred on City Park grounds (May 9, 1999) and is the worst vehicular accident in Louisiana history.