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This hour, Newell reviews a list of demands from the Columbia Grad Student Union to shift Columbia University into a "Sanctuary Campus." Then, Mike Cooper, President of St. Tammany Parish, joins the show to discuss a Sales Tax Rededication vote on March 29.

Mike Cooper, President of St. Tammany Parish, joins Newell to discuss a Sales Tax Rededication vote on March 29. A portion of the rededication of this existing two-cent sales tax will provide continued funding for St. Tammany Parish’s criminal justice operations, including the District Attorney’s Office and the 22nd Judicial District Court.

Newell reviews a list of demands from the Columbia Grad Student Union to shift Columbia University into a "Sanctuary Campus."

On today's show, Newell talks about the Louisiana constitutional amendments that will be voted on this election cycle and Mayor Cantrell fighting back against City Council's travel ban.

Then Newell has on:

Steven Procopio, President of the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR), to go over the Louisiana constitutional amendments that will be voted on this election cycle,

Daniel Shanks of the New Orleans DA office and leader of NODICE. NODICE stands for New Orleans Data Informed Community Engagement, which utilizes modern technology to identify vulnerable areas and employs data-driven resource deployment to address pressing community needs.

and Dr. Robert Hogan, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at LSU, about Trump's attempts to close the Department of Education.

This hour, Newell speaks with Dr. Robert Hogan, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at LSU, about Trump's attempts to close the Department of Education. Then, Newell addresses Mayor LaToya Cantrell fighting back against the City Council's travel ban.

Dr. Robert Hogan, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at LSU, joins Newell to talk about Trump's attempts to close the Department of Education.

This hour, Newell speaks with Daniel Shanks of the New Orleans DA office and leader of NODICE. NODICE stands for New Orleans Data Informed Community Engagement, which utilizes modern technology to identify vulnerable areas and employs data-driven resource deployment to address pressing community needs. Then, Newell further previews Louisiana Constitutional Amendments 1, 3, and 4.

NODICE stands for New Orleans Data Informed Community Engagement, which utilizes modern technology to identify vulnerable areas and employs data-driven resource deployment to address pressing community needs. The New Orleans Data Informed Community Engagement (N.O.D.I.C.E.) Program and the use of Risk Terrain Modeling represent the evolution of public safety and prevention, offering an expanded continuum of crime prevention tools. N.O.D.I.C.E. utilizes modern technology to identify vulnerable areas and employs data-driven resource deployment to address pressing community needs. Daniel Shanks with the New Orleans DA office and leader of NODICE joins Newell.

This hour, Newell speaks with Steven Procopio, President of the Public Affairs Research Council (PAR), to go over the Louisiana constitutional amendments that will be voted on this election cycle, especially unwrapping the complicated Amendment 2.

On today's show, Newell speaks with:

New Orleans City Councilmember Joe Giarrusso about Mayor Cantrell continuing to travel despite the travel ban,

Jesse Noel, Regional Director of Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - West (SLFPA-W), about voting for a renewal of a millage that provides critical funding the authority uses to pay for levee lifts, improvements to the system and repairs to continue to provide West Bank homeowners, business owners and residents within the system the best flood protection system in its history,

Yuliya Ziskina, Senior Legal Fellow at Razom, about using frozen Russian assets to assist Ukraine with recovery efforts,

and Guy Williams, President of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, about a new toll tag and home warranty fraud, the latest on the inflation news, the recent controversy with credit scores and student loans, the fall of the stock market, and reserve crypto.