Full Show 10/22/2026: New Orleans leaders are going to have to make unpopular decisions to get the city back on track
On today's show, Newell talks about the budget management struggles New Orleans City Council is currently facing.
Then, Newell has on
David Melancon, Executive Director of New Orleans Toolbank, to share all the delicious details on "Jigsaws & Jambalaya," a hands-on community event bringing together hot food, power tools, and a great cause to support local neighborhood projects across the city,
School of Allied Health Dean Harold Gaspard and Program Director Michael Toups to discuss Delgado’s role as Louisiana’s largest educator of healthcare professionals,
Becky Mowbray, President & CEO of the Bureau of Governmental Research, and Natanael Pabon-Trinidad, Research Analyst for the Bureau of Governmental Research, to break down the new “More Cash for Trash” report, examining sanitation costs, household budgets, and accountability for the fees ratepayers are paying,
and Metropolitan Crime Commission President Rafael Goyeneche to break down the brand-new LSU Quality of Life survey results to show how Orleans and Jefferson Parishes are drastically turning the tide on crime.
22 Oct 2026
Hour 3: For the first time in 40 years, crime is no longer the top concern for New Orleans residents
This hour, Newell has on Metropolitan Crime Commission President Rafael Goyeneche to break down the brand-new LSU Quality of Life survey results to show how Orleans and Jefferson Parishes are drastically turning the tide on crime, and the value of lower crime rates.
22 Oct 2026
Hour 2: If you’ve noticed a bigger charge for garbage pickup on your New Orleans water bill, you’re not alone
This hour, Newell is joined by School of Allied Health Dean Harold Gaspard and Program Director Michael Toups to discuss Delgado’s role as Louisiana’s largest educator of healthcare professionals.
Then, Becky Mowbray, President & CEO of the Bureau of Governmental Research, and Natanael Pabon-Trinidad, Research Analyst for the Bureau of Governmental Research, also join the show to break down the new “More Cash for Trash” report, examining sanitation costs, household budgets and accountability for the fees ratepayers are paying.
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We'll know in the first 6 months if the next mayor of New Orleans is for real (Full Show: 9/9/2025)
Published 9 Sept 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yes, yeah, so I worked for Bloomberg Philanthropies for their city data alliance program through Johns Hopkins University. And that was leading cities across North America and South America to implement data strategies to get better results for residents. So yeah, so cities around the world really are doing this type of work and seeing really great results. And we have done it in New Orleans before and so I think that's what this coalition is really calling us to do is to get back to that and to do it even better. No, let me just add that this is not the first time we've done this. I work with Chris Reed on the NOLA coalition to develop $30 million to tie the carceral agents, that's DA and sheriff and clerk a court together and that is actually happening. […]
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