Newell Normand

This hour, Newell talks to 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 reverse crypto.

This hour, Newell has on Jesse Noel, Regional Director of Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - West (SLFPA-W), to talk about Jefferson Parish having an opportunity to vote 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. Then, Yuliya Ziskina, Senior Legal Fellow at Razom, joins the show to discuss using frozen Russian assets to assist Ukraine with recovery efforts.

The Biden administration fumbled the chance to act on a clear, bipartisan green light to seize frozen Russian state assets and use them to fund Ukraine’s defense and rebuilding. By passing the REPO Act in April 2024, Congress handed the then-president the power to seize at least $5 billion in frozen Russian assets sitting in US banks. But Biden sat on his hands and instead prioritized European approval over American leadership. This failure has stuck US taxpayers with the bill of supporting Ukraine—when the cost can instead be put on Russia itself. Yuliya Ziskina, an author with the New York Post, joins Newell to go more in-depth on how Trump can force Russia to pay for their war and not the US.

On March 29, voters on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish will be asked to renew a millage for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority - West (SLFPA-W). This millage provides the 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. With just over three months until hurricane season, SLFPA-W Regional Director Jesse Noel joins Newell to speak on the current improvement projects, how the system works, and the work SLFPA-W does year-round to ensure that it is in peak condition for both hurricane season and the off-season.

On this hour, Newell speaks with New Orleans City Councilmember Joe Giarrusso about Mayor Cantrell continuing to travel despite the travel ban.

Newell speaks with New Orleans City Councilmember Joe Giarrusso about Mayor Cantrell continuing to travel despite the travel ban.

On today's show, Newell talks about Orleans Parish being the 5th fastest population-shrinking parish/county in the country due to the lack of confidence in New Orleans city governance.

Then Newll has on:

Arnie Fielkow, former CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans,

Olia Hercules, Ukrainian chef and cookbook author,

Rick Gallot, President of the University of Louisiana System,

Steve Camarota, Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies,

and Lawrence Chehardy, Captain of the Krewe of Argus.

This hour, Newell has on Steve Camarota, Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies, to talk about the recent surge of immigrants, both legal and illegal, into the country. Then, Lawrence Chehardy, Captain of the Krewe of Argus, joins the show to talk about the Argus parade rolling on St. Patrick’s Day for the first time!

Throw me something, mistah, maybe a cabbage?!? Sunday we’ll witness history in Metairie when the Krewe of Argus joins the St. Patrick’s Parade of Jefferson, blending two cherished traditions, Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day, for the first time! Argus rolls at 10am with the St. Patrick’s Parade following. We’ll get all the splendid details from Lawrence Chehardy, Captain of the Krewe of Argus, and former Jefferson Parish City Councilman.

The government’s January 2025 Current Population Survey (CPS) shows the foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal together) hit 53.3 million and 15.8 percent of the total U.S. population in January 2025, both new record highs. Steve Camarota, Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies, joins Newell to talk about the recent surge of immigrants, both legal and illegal, into the country.