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This hour, Newell is joined by Laurie Garrow, Professor and aviation expert at Georgia Tech, to discuss air traffic controller shortages and infrastructure challenges at airports. Then, Newell talks about Qatar offering President Trump a $400 million luxury jet.

Newell talks about Qatar offering President Trump a $400 million luxury jet.

Laurie Garrow, professor and aviation expert at Georgia Tech, joins Newell to discuss air traffic controller shortages and infrastructure challenges at airports.

This hour, Newell has on Heather West, Executive Director of LOOP NOLA, to talk about her organization's mission to provide positive, life-changing outdoor experiences to children and youth in Greater New Orleans. Then, members of the ProStart Management team at Chalmette High (Norman Morales, Asma Askar, Lily Vu, and Denim Bell) join the show to talk about their first-place victory at the 2025 National ProStart Invitational.

The Chalmette High School ProStart Management Team achieved national glory, earning first place at the 2025 National ProStart Invitational (NPSI) held this past weekend in Baltimore. Its winning restaurant concept, La Strada, a soulful and charming establishment featuring a fusion of Creole and Italian cuisine, wowed judges with its originality, professionalism, attention to detail, and real-world viability. Members of the ProStart Management team at Chalmette High (Norman Morales, Asma Askar, Lily Vu, and Denim Bell) join Newell to talk about their victory.

Heather West, Executive Director of LOOP NOLA, joins Newell to talk about her organization's mission to provide positive, life-changing outdoor experiences to children and youth in Greater New Orleans.

This hour, Newell has on Michelle Miller, National Correspondent for CBS News & Co-host of "CBS Saturday Morning," to talk about New Orleans & Company recently hosting a crew from CBS Sunday Morning for an episode on New Orleans that will air May 18. Then, Mary Beth Romig, Assistant VP of Public Relations of New Orleans & Co., joins the show to explain the marketing opportunities that come with New Orleans having a spotlight on "CBS Sunday Morning."

Mary Beth Romig, Assistant VP of Public Relations of New Orleans & Co., joins Newell to explain the marketing opportunities that come with New Orleans having a spotlight on "CBS Sunday Morning."

It’s our New Orleans & Company Hour with National Correspondent for CBS News and Co-host of "CBS Saturday Morning," Michelle Miller. As part of our strategy to earn positive media coverage about the city, New Orleans & Company recently hosted a crew from CBS Sunday Morning for an episode on New Orleans that will air May 18. Michelle Miller joins Newell to preview the show and talk about why they selected New Orleans.

On today's show, 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 has on;

Jared Zeller, founder & producer of the 18th Annual Mid City Bayou Boogaloo Festival, to talk about acquiring the permits needed to get the fest going,

Andrew Gillen, Research Fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom, to discuss the U.S. Department of Education resuming efforts to collect on defaulted federal student loans,

Jeff Nowak, WWL Saints Sideline Reporter & Digital Content Producer, to talk about Saints Rookie Minicamp and the retirement of Derek Carr,

and Guy Williams, President of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, to also talk about the U.S. Department of Education resuming efforts to collect on defaulted federal student loans and what students and parents should do about delinquent loans.