This hour, Newell is joined by Beth Burvant, Executive Director of COOL Cooperative, who talks about how her nonprofit creates opportunities for young people to become filmmakers. Then, Professor Bob Thomas, Professor & Director of Center for Environmental Communication at Loyola University, joins Newell to talk about the 15-year anniversary of the Deep Water Horizon catastrophe.

Professor Bob Thomas, Professor & Director of Center for Environmental Communication at Loyola University, joins Newell to talk about the 15 year anniversary of the Deep Water Horizon catastrophe.

COOL Cooperative is a member of the NOLA coalition and a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities locally for middle and high school students in the film industry. Founded in 2014, they educate, develop, and celebrate the next generation of Louisiana storytellers. Centralized in New Orleans, the COOL provides technical training and mentorship that translates into critical skills needed for the workforce. Beth Burvant, Executive Director of COOL Cooperative, joins Newell to talk about how her nonprofit creates opportunities for young people to become filmmakers.

This hour, Newell talks about a district attorney being lenient to a Minnesota state employee allegedly vandalizing Tesla vehicles. Then, Dominik Lett, Budget & Entitlement Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute, joins the show to talk about why Republicans are warming up to earmarks.

It’s earmark season, and even archconservatives in Congress want in. Republicans had blocked $16 billion of spending on pet projects in the current fiscal year, but they are ready to seek them out again. Dominik Lett, Budget & Entitlement Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute, joins Newell to talk about why Republicans are warming up to earmarks.

Newell talks about a district attorney being lenient to a Minnesota state employee allegedly vandalizing Tesla vehicles.

On today's show, Newell remembers the late Pope Francis and explains the ceremonial practices that take place after the passing of a pope. Newell also talks about open primaries versus closed primaries.

Then, Newell speaks with:

Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat and pollster Greg Rigamer,

Dr. Robert Hogan, professor and Department Chair of Political Science at LSU,

and Guy Williams, President of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust.

This hour, Newell has on Guy Williams, President of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, to talk about various signs that indicate economic weakness, the uncertain impact of Trump's tariffs, the possibility of FED Chairman Powell being replaced, and a new Zelle scam.

This hour, Newell speaks with political analyst Bernie Pinsonat and pollster Greg Rigamer about a survey that reveals that Louisiana voters are dissatisfied with the cost of insurance. Then, Dr. Robert Hogan, professor and Department Chair of Political Science at LSU, joins the show to recap the first week of the Louisiana legislative session.

Dr. Robert Hogan, professor and Department Chair of Political Science at LSU, joins Newell to give a recap of the first week of the Louisiana legislative session.