Newell Normand

This hour, Newell is joined by Michael Hecht, President & CEO of GNO Inc., to talk about supporting HB 431, which seeks to shift Louisiana from a pure comparative fault system to a modified comparative fault system, DOTD restructuring, HB 373 which would require the Workforce Investment Council to conduct annual ROI analysis of high school credentials, and more. Then, Jack Irvin, Vice President of People at Copado, comes on to discuss opening an office in New Orleans.

Copado is a tech company HQd in Chicago that opened an office here recently. Their CEO is from New Orleans, so GNO, Inc. connected with him to make the case for opening the local office. They hosted a grand opening event last night, so their presence is officially real now. Copado is like a project manager and quality control system for software teams that build things on Salesforce. It helps them plan, track, test, and safely deliver updates without breaking anything. Think of it like an assembly line for software—making sure the right features are added in the right order, tested properly, and delivered smoothly to customers. Jack Irvin, Vice President of People at Copado, joins Newell to talk about why they're opening a New Orleans office.

This hour, Newell has on Troy Henry of Henry Consulting to discuss the controversy over the French Quarter sanitation contract. Then, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy joins the show to talk about being called from the Senate floor for FEMA to reverse its decision to end a program that helped Louisiana raise levees, elevate homes, and otherwise brace for hurricanes and floods.

Consultant Troy Henry is celebrating a major win in his battle to reinstate an $8 million-per-year cleaning contract in the French Quarter, though City Council members caution the legal dispute over the deal is not over. Troy Henry of Henry Consulting joins Newell to discuss the situation.

On today's show, Newell talks about a district attorney being lenient to a Minnesota state employee allegedly vandalizing Tesla vehicles.

Then, Newell has on:

Dominik Lett, Budget & Entitlement Policy Analyst at the Cato Institute,

Beth Burvant, Executive Director of COOL Cooperative,

Professor Bob Thomas, Professor & Director of Center for Environmental Communication at Loyola University,

Colonel Jeff McCausland, CBS military analyst,

and Matt Row, Public Affairs Specialist for the Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans division.

This hour, Newell speaks with Colonel Jeff McCausland, CBS military analyst, about if the U.S. proposal to end the Ukraine/Russia conflict is acceptable. Then, Matt Row, Public Affairs Specialist for the Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans division, joins the show to discuss the Corps conducting a test opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a test opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway in Norco as the Mississippi River approaches levels that could trigger a full operation for the first time in four years. Matt Row, Public Affairs Specialist for the Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans division, joins Newell to talk about how the testing is going.

Kyiv is on the clock to respond to Trump's plan to end the Ukraine conflict. The U.S. proposal includes recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and blocking Ukraine from joining NATO. Colonel Jeff McCausland, CBS military analyst, joins Newell to discuss the possibility of the proposal being accepted.

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.