The Neutral Ground with Kaare Johnson

Kaare on notable blighted properties in New Orleans / Pels open the regular season at Brooklyn / Steve Scalise shows hypocrisy in newly released footage from Jan 6 / Bourbon St not included in  new "to-do" list, and re-imagining Bourbon / Tulane vs Memphis moved to ESPN2 

Helena Moreno's bodyguard cleared of "stalking" Cantrell / Vehicles broken into during lunchtime at Frankie & Johnny's in Uptown / McDonald's employees forced into store freezer by gun-point / N.O. Crime Commission's Rafael Goyeneche talks crime stats, lack of political leadership, Sheriff Hudson's lack of experience, inmate population / Cassie Schirm reporting that mayor Cantrell cancels trip to Argentina / Kaare on the major developments coming to Kenner

Mayor Cantrell takes to the airways again...this time to Buenos Aires, Argentina for another world mayor's summit / Eileen Carter from nolatoya.org updates us on the recall effort / Martel Monday: Brett Martel looks at Saints-Cardinals, LSU's win over Florida and Tulane now ranked #25 with USF win

Does Fletcher Mackel sing in the shower? Does Fletcher's mom and dad like Kaare? Also...a preview of weekend football: Saints-Bengals, LSU-Florida, and Tulane-USF / GNO Inc's Michael Hecht talks Jon Deere's new factory in Thibodaux, and LCMC aquiring Tulane hospitals / Chef Frank Brigtsen talks his James Beard award, nominations, local chefs community, new highlights from his menu, and the process behind brown butter-Meuniere sauce

Florida man charged with neglect, leaves granddaughter after returning rental car / More on Mayor Cantrell's accusations of stalking / DA Jason Williams talks uptick in police presence, using new dashboards for transparency and accountability, and Voice of the Victims of Crime / Donald Trump subpeoned to testify on Jan 6 hearing

Chas Roemer discusses companies that he and his late dad started, short-sighted politics and lack of change in La, his dad's legacy, what he feels La needs for an upswing, and if he's eyeing politics again / Mayor Cantrell criticizes recall effort contributors...who also backed Cantrell's campaign / Cantrell accuses Helena Moreno's bodyguard of stalking / Local con-man Fred Heebe named 'king' of DC Mardi Gras /

Coach Jimmy Burrow chats his son's success and the Joe Burrow Foundation / Conservative pundit Quin Hillyer discusses: The IRS destroying tax records, Herschel Walker, John Fetterman, and Latoya Cantrell / Councilman Oliver Thomas talks New Orleans East development: The current Six Flags deal, on-going tire dumping, and fiasco with trash contractors / Kaare on Mayor Cantrell's trip to Amsterdam, illegal tire dumping in the east and lack of development

Senator Tommy Tuberville under fire for blatant racist comments / Kanye West also under fire for anti-semantic comments / Kaare on how to improve the Earhart Expressway / How did New Orleans get the Saints? / Martel Monday: AP's Bret Martel recaps a Saints win over Seattle, LSU's loss to Tennessee, a win for Tulane over ECU, and the Pel's pre-season opener

Fletcher Mackel talks Pels preseason opener vs Detroit, LSU vs Tennessee, Tulane hosts ECU, and Saints visit Seahawks / GNO Inc's Josh Fleig on Gov Edwards visiting the Avondale Global Gateway opening, and the various visions for it / Chef Frank chats some of his personal favorites from his menu, and Brigsten's menu for the weekend / Mayor Cantrell travels to Amsterdam for Bloomberg CityLab Conference & Mayor's Innovation Studio

AG Jeff Landry is running for Governor in 2023 / Shot N.O. Deputy constable identified and suspect is in custody / Sheriff Susan Hutson's #2 fired / Tension between Biden and DeSantis shows in Florida meeting