This hour, Newell has on Matt Wolfe, Vice President of Communications at GNO Inc., to spotlight the latest economic wins, major business developments, and positive momentum driving Southeast Louisiana forward.

Then, René Pastorek, Chief Economic Development Officer at the Downtown Development District of New Orleans, joins the show to discuss the latest in downtown, including the area posting a solid Q2 2026 gains.

René Pastorek, Chief Economic Development Officer at the Downtown Development District of New Orleans, joins Newell to discuss the latest in downtown, including the area posting a solid Q2 2026 gains: visitation rose 5.6% to 9.8 million visits, and the development pipeline held at roughly $1.1 billion across 26 active projects, including Tulane's takeover of the Charity Hospital redevelopment. Office vacancy stayed flat at 12.1%, and residential rents rose 1.9% to $1,966/month, while retail was the soft spot, with vacancy climbing from 6.6% to 7.9% despite higher asking rents.

This hour, Newell shares his thoughts on the American Federation of Teachers gathering in Washington, D.C., to support resolutions on student privacy allowing educators to withhold information from their parents, gender-affirming care, and more.

Then, Ahmad Sharawi, Senior Research Analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins the show to break down Iran's proxy pipelines, Syria's evolving role, and what it all means for regional security.

As weapons shipments are intercepted at the Syrian border and the power dynamics across the Levant shift by the day, who is really holding the levers of power in Gaza, Syria, and Lebanon? Ahmad Sharawi, Senior Research Analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins Newell to break down Iran's proxy pipelines, Syria's evolving role, and what it all means for regional security.

Newell shares his thoughts on the American Federation of Teachers gathering in Washington, D.C., to support resolutions on student privacy allowing educators to withhold information from their parents, gender-affirming care, and more.

This hour, Doug Kelly with the American Edge Project joins Newell to explain how the Richland Parish Meta project could trigger $2 billion in Entergy customer savings, fire up new workforce training for our skilled trades, and open up $1.6 billion+ in contracts for local businesses right here in Southeast Louisiana.

Then, Newell opens the phone lines, and the WWL listeners chime in about the stability of social security and the strength of the energy grids.

We check in for the latest on the safety of lettuce and why the U.S. seems to be having such a hard time wrapping its arms around fixing the problem. Plus, the effects of heat and drought on crops, and Donald Trump allowing Americans to consume Mexican cattle again. Then, we send you off with something fun - -a review of the new Spider Man movie.

Doug Kelly with the American Edge Project joins Newell to explain how the Richland Parish Meta project could trigger $2 billion in Entergy customer savings, fire up new workforce training for our skilled trades, and open up $1.6 billion+ in contracts for local businesses right here in Southeast Louisiana.

Jeff Nowak joins Newell to talk about the Saints upcoming season and what to expect from Saints training camp.