This hour, Newell talks to Tim Temple, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner, about new insurance proposals aimed at reducing insurance costs, the latest on the FORTIFIED Roof Program, and hurricane season preparations.

This hour, Newell addresses the lack of accountability for the NOLA Public Schools' major revenue loss and the Boston judge that ordered a contempt charge against an ICE agent that detained a criminal defendant mid-trial. Then, Councilmember Lesli Harris, District B, joins the show to talk about hosting the 7th District B Neighborhood Clean-Up.

Councilmember Lesli Harris, District B, joins Newell to talk about hosting the 7th District B Neighborhood Clean-Up, the outsourcing of the DNA kit backlog, and homelessness in the city.

Newell addresses the lack of accountability for the NOLA Public Schools' major revenue loss and the Boston judge that ordered a contempt charge against an ICE agent that detained a criminal defendant mid-trial.

On today's show, Newell has on;

Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, NOPD Superintendent, to ask if she believes the police chief should be elected or appointed,

Steven Gauthier, Port NOLA Director of Cruises, about the port's record-breaking month of March,

Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, about the implications of Trump's tariffs,

and Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, about

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This hour, Newell talks to Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, about the recent cases from the Louisiana Judiciary Commission against Judge Jennifer Medley, Judge Vercell Fiffie, Judge Donald Foret, and Eboni Johnson Rose. Then, Goyeneche addresses NOPD's recruitment and retention, and the Orleans Coroner's Office employee dragging a murder victim's dead body down a flight of steps.

Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, joins Newell to talk about the recent cases from the Louisiana Judiciary Commission against Judge Jennifer Medley, Judge Vercell Fiffie, Judge Donald Foret, and Eboni Johnson Rose.

This hour, Newell speaks with Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, about the implications of President Trump's tariffs taking effect. Then, Newell expresses his confusion concerning Trump's tariff plan.

Trump has repeatedly called April 2 “Liberation Day,” with promises to roll out a set of tariffs, or taxes on imports from other countries, that he says will free the U.S. from a reliance on foreign goods. To do this, Trump has said he’ll impose “reciprocal” tariffs to match the duties that other countries charge on U.S. products. Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, joins Newell to talk about the implications of President Trump's tariffs taking effect.

This hour, Newell has on Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, NOPD Superintendent, to talk about French Quarter safety and working through crises with homeland security, policing during big events like French Quarter Fest, recruitment, and retention, and whether the New Orleans Police Chief should be appointed or elected. Then, Steven Gauthier, Port NOLA Director of Cruises, joins the show to talk about March being a record-breaking month for cruises at Port NOLA.