The Neutral Ground with Kaare Johnson

2023 Jazz Fest lineup announced / Saints retain Dennis Allen as head coach / GNO Inc's Michael Hecht and Port of South La CEO Paul Matthews talk: Port of South La's purchase and plans for Avondale Shipyard, River District development, and other highlights from GNO Inc's annual luncheon / Chef Frank Brigtsen chats Susan Spicer's award ceremony, new additions to Brigtsen's Carnival menu, and what's in season

Metro Crime Commission's Rafael Goyeneche talks the latest from recent meetings with the mayor and council, new tech to assist officers, and Karen Carter Peterson / Guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck passes away at 78 / City Hall selects firm to repair downtown Municipal Auditorium

Orleans Parish kicks off 2023 with 13 murders in 8 days, 240 cars stolen in 10 days / Councilman Freddie King chats his new seat in office, and his ideas to combat crime / Lt Gov Billy Nungesser talks his decision to not run for state Gov, what he wants to accomplish with tourism in the future, and current candidates in the race / Tulane Green Wave finish 8th and 9th in national football polls / Criminals plow a truck through Tastee's on Broad and Esplanade, stealing ATM and driving off

Where was the 'enhanced' NOPD patrol over the weekend? / City Councilman Oliver Thomas talks the consistent break-ins during games, criminal justice, and his plans to make a difference / Endymion drops Mel Gibson from grand marshal spot / Damar Hamlin discharged from Cincinnati hospital / Martel Monday: AP's Brett Martel chats: CFB National Championship, Pelicans roster depth, and Saints 

It's a Frank Brigtsen and Susan Spicer take-over on The Neutral Ground, talking candidly about the Ella Brennan Awards, Nola culinary history and more!

Breathing tube removed from Damar Hamlin / Gayle Benson donates medical equipment to local rec facilities...meanwhile...Mayor Cantrell attempts to glom onto it all / NOPD announces patroling for parking lots around Dome and arena / 20% increase in Tulane's fall enrollment following Cotton Bowl / WDSU's Fletcher Mackel: Damar Hamlin, Tulane football, Saints and Pels / GNO Inc's Michael Hecht talks Tulane enrollment increase / Ella Brennan Award winning chefs Frank Brigtsen and Susan Spicer hijack the Neutral Ground

Fresh off their Cotton Bowl victory, Troy Dannen joins Kaare to discuss Tulane's historic season from the Athletic Director's perspective, and additions coming to campus!

Tulane's Troy Dannen discusses Tulane's historic season from an athletic director's perspective / More than 40 vehicles broken into at (a typically safe and quiet) River Ridge condo property / No Latoya recall effort over 50% from goal / Damar Hamlin showing signs of improvement, his foundation currently north of $6 million in donations 

Kaare and Coach Fritz talk Tulane's historic season, capped with the dramatic Cotton Bowl win over USC

Bills defender collapses on the field, suffers cardiac arrest / Tulane head coach Willie Fritz discusses a historic season, capping it off with a Cotton Bowl win vs USC / LSU devours Purdue in Citrus Bowl / N.O. at homicide rate highest in 27 years / Longtime, local radio host John Osterlind passes away at 55 / Brett Martel talks Damar Hamlin, and Tulane's Cotton Bowl win