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Helena Moreno, New Orleans City Councilmember and mayoral candidate, joins Dave Cohen to continue the discussion of the MISO-ordered "brownout" in the New Orleans area and how the City Council is responding.

On today's show, Dave Cohen speaks with,

Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta attempted to understand why the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) ordered a sudden "brownout," leaving thousands in the New Orleans area without power,

Yvonne Cappel-Vickery, clean grid manager for the Alliance for Affordable Energy, about the lack of transparency from MISO about the cause of the "brownout,"

Lowrey Crews, founder and CEO of 18th Ward, about his nonprofit that builds community through high-quality, affordable sports programming and workforce development for youth and families from every neighborhood in New Orleans,

and Jeff Palermo, WWL.com columnist and Louisiana Network News Director, on what the Super Regional could look like if the LSU Tigers advance.

This hour, Dave Cohen is joined by Jeff Palermo, WWL.com columnist and Louisiana Network News Director, to preview what the Super Regional could look like if the LSU Tigers advance.

The LSU regional is set, and the Tigers will host Dallas Baptist, Rhode Island, and Little Rock. Jeff Palermo, WWL.com columnist and Louisiana Network News Director, to preview what the Super Regional could look like if LSU advances.

This hour, Dave Cohen has on Lowrey Crews, founder and CEO of 18th Ward, to talk about his nonprofit that builds community through high-quality, affordable sports programming and workforce development for youth and families from every neighborhood in New Orleans. Then, Dave Cohen returns to the MISO's "brownout" conversation and allows the WWL listeners to call and chime in with their thoughts.

Lowrey Crews, founder and CEO of 18th Ward, joins Dave Cohen to talk about his nonprofit that builds community through high-quality, affordable sports programming and workforce development for youth and families from every neighborhood in New Orleans.

This hour, Dave Cohen speaks with Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta in an attempt to understand why the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) ordered a sudden "brownout," leaving thousands in the New Orleans area without power. Then, Yvonne Cappel-Vickery, clean grid manager for the Alliance for Affordable Energy, joins the show to talk about the lack of transparency from MISO about the cause of the "brownout."

Dave Cohen speaks with Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta in an attempt to understand why the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) ordered a sudden "brownout," leaving some 100,000 residents in New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana without power.

Newell talks about the confusion of multiple agencies conducting their own investigations of the Orleans Parish jailbreak.

Also, Newell speaks with

Dale Chu, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, about a federal judge blocking President Donald Trump from dismantling the Department of Education,

New Orleans City Councilmember JP Morrell about the aftermath of the criminal justice committee hearing with Sheriff Hutson,

Eric Hessler, attorney at PANO, about the Orleans Parish jailbreak and if the NOPD improperly used facial recognition cameras,

and Ron Faucheux, political analyst & publisher of "Lunchtime Politics," about Biden's declining health while in office being kept under wraps. 

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This hour, Newell has on Eric Hessler, attorney at PANO, to discuss the Orleans Parish jailbreak and if the NOPD improperly used facial recognition cameras. Then, Ron Faucheux, political analyst & publisher of "Lunchtime Politics," joins the show to talk about Biden's declining health while in office being kept under wraps.