The Newell Normand Show

09/05/2024

Newell: Kamala Harris's tax proposals may not play out the way they sound https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/newell-harriss-tax-proposals-may-not-work-the-way-she-says?utm_campaign=sharebutton&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=WWLAM via

With just over two months to go until Election Day, WWL’s Newell Normand delved deeper into the tax policy being touted by Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

09/05/2024

It's remarkable how many people New Orleans attracts for events postpandemic.

This hour, Newell speaks with Walt Leger, President & CEO, New Orleans & Company, about working to elevate our core cultural assets for the good of the community, like food with events like COOLinary New Orleans, which has been extended until September 15, music with the Musicians Database. Then, Si...

09/04/2024

Michael Hecht of GNO, Inc: The CCC Bridge may be the "highlight" of New Orleans!

Michael Hecht, President & CEO, GNO Inc., joins Newell to talk about the reopening of all lanes on the Westbound Crescent City Connect, sidewalk repairs in the French Quarter and Central Business District, and the difficulties of code enforcement at the city's hotspot.

09/04/2024

Newell’s about to RANT! Tune in at 10am to hear what’s under his skin!

09/04/2024

Newell: If you were expecting reparations in California, you may want to hold that thought https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/newell-why-the-reparations-bill-in-california-fell-through?utm_campaign=sharebutton&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=WWLAM via

Reparations will not be coming to California citizens any time soon, apparently, after key legislation disintegrated over the weekend, and WWL’s Newell Normand discussed the events on his Tuesday show.

09/03/2024

Guy Williams: How to increase the supply of affordable homes.

Guy Williams, President of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, joins Newell to discuss how to increase the supply of affordable homes.

09/03/2024

What's the Biden Administration's obsession with regulating gas stoves?

The Department of Energy has pushed back against criticism of its final gas stove rule, claiming that there is no reason to withdraw the rule. CEI Senior Fellow Ben Lieberman joins Newell to explain why this rule is just another excuse for excessive government regulation.

09/03/2024

10:10a - NEWELL RANTS!

11:10a - NOLA COALITION SHOW with Jahquille Ross, Chief of Talent at New Schools for New Orleans

11:30am - Ben Lieberman, Senior Fellow who specializes in environmental policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)

12:10pm - Guy Williams, President, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

08/31/2024

Newell: What magic wand does Kamala Harris have to be able to implement conflicting policies? https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/newell-how-does-harris-plan-to-enact-conflicting-policies?utm_campaign=sharebutton&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=WWLAM via

As part of her continued campaign for the Presidency, Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with CNN, and WWL’s Newell Normand said what he found most telling about her was the positions she admitted to changing her mind on.

08/30/2024

French Quarter homicides up, but those numbers alone don't show big picture https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/french-quarter-homicides-up-but-not-big-picture?mi_ecmp=evening%20830&mi_u=1375962&utm_campaign=WWL-AMFM%20NEWSLETTER&utm_content=evening%20830&utm_medium=email&utm_source=WWL-AM?utm_campaign=sharebutton&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=WWLAM via

Is the French Quarter getting more violent? Despite an increase this year in homicides in the historic neighborhood, a crime watchdog says a deeper dive into the numbers show something else.

08/29/2024

Newell: Democrat plans to 'target the rich' with taxes are a myth https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/newell-dems-plan-to-target-the-rich-for-taxes-is-a-myth?utm_campaign=sharebutton&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=WWLAM via

What do the Democrats mean when they talk about taxing the uber-wealthy and making them “pay their fair share”? According to WWL’s Newell Normand, that tax bill will still land firmly on your back.

08/29/2024

How would a US family be treated if they tried to smuggle their child into Mexico?

Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, joins Newell to talk about the “Keeping Families Together” program being temporarily blocked by a Texas federal judge late Monday. The ruling by Judge J. Campbell Barker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tex...

08/28/2024

Newell: Kamala Harris's own Democratic allies undermine her price-gouging proposal https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/newell-democrats-backtracking-harris-price-gouging-proposal?utm_campaign=sharebutton&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=WWLAM via

On his Wednesday show, WWL’s Newell Normand decried the sound bite culture that so many politicians cater to, a culture that those politicians count on to not hold them accountable for the promises they make to constituents.

08/27/2024

This election will come down to who actually shows up at the booth.

Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat joins Newell to discuss the latest with the presidential race, including Democrats walking back Kamala Harris's price-gouging proposal and Trump utilizing more discipline when it comes to personal attacks.

08/27/2024

The DCFS is being blamed for the botched adoption of a Louisiana teen.

In a recent story in the New Orleans Advocate, the Department of Children and Family Services is being blamed for botching a potential adoption of a Louisiana teenager by a New York woman. According to the story by Andrea Gallo, DCFS seemed to work against both the potential New York mother and the....

08/27/2024

10a - Newell RANTS!
10:30a - Andrea Gallo, Writer for The Advocate
11a - “NOLA COALITION SHOW” with Janeicia Neely, Executive Director, 18th Ward and Lowery Crews, Founder & CEO, 18th Ward
11:30a - Bernie Pinsonat, Political analyst
12p - Joshua Basseches,Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Tulane University

08/27/2024

Newell: 'Everyone is making money off the broken border except for you and me' https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/newell-everyone-profits-off-broken-border-except-you-and-me?utm_campaign=sharebutton&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=WWLAM via

When it comes to the continued difficulties with controlling the nation’s southern border, Newell Normand said that illicit actors in foreign countries as well as here are lining their pockets on the backs of the migrants looking to enter America.

08/26/2024

How the JPSO reduced the violent crime numbers on Jefferson Parish.

Sheriff Joe Lopinto, Sheriff of Jefferson Parish, joins Newell to talk about the outstanding reduction in violent crime rates and their parish and the strategies and technology used to get those numbers lower.

08/24/2024

The link between race, socioeconomic status (SES) and achievement gaps in school.

Results from the federal Early Child Longitudinal Study show that a broad set of family socioeconomic status factors explains a substantial portion of racial achievement gaps: between 34% and 64% of the Black-White gap and between 51% and 77% of the Hispanic-White gap, depending on the subject and g...

08/23/2024

Kamala Harris is trying to rewrite the story of Democratic failure to fix the border: Newell https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/kamala-harris-is-trying-to-rewrite-the-story-of-dem-failure?utm_campaign=sharebutton&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=WWLAM via

Newell Normand had plenty of positive things to say about Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech at the DNC on Thursday night, but one thing puzzled him and that was her ‘sudden epiphany’ on how she can solve the problems at the border.

08/23/2024

Newell: Can we believe Trump when he claims opposition to 'Project 2025'? https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/newell-can-we-believe-trumps-opposition-to-project-2025?utm_campaign=sharebutton&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=WWLAM via

As the conservative policies outlined in the text dubbed “Project 2025” continue to be debated publicly by politicians on both sides, the Democrats have continued to point out that some of the authors of that work were closely tied to Donald Trump.

08/22/2024

Newell: Are the code enforcement sweeps in the French Quarter an attack on the poor? https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/newell-are-code-enforcement-sweeps-an-attack-on-the-poor?utm_campaign=sharebutton&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=WWLAM via

Is it an undue hardship to follow the same rules as everyone else? That’s the question Newell Normand posed on his Wednesday show as he offered a rebuttal to a recent news column calling French Quarter code enforcements an attack on poor people.

08/22/2024

On today’s show…
10a - The Port of New Orleans Show" with Amanda Coates, Port NOLA Chief Commercial Officer and Jeffrey Louis, President of Freedom Intermodal
10:30a - Sarah Foster, Bankrate Analyst
11a - OPEN LINES!
12p - Rafael Goyeneche, President, Metropolitan Crime Commission

08/22/2024

What would the economy look like under Kamala Harris?

The DNC started Monday in Chicago, and as the Democrats rally around VP Kamala Harris, you can bet they won’t be talking about how she plans to handle the economy, which is one of VP Harris’s biggest weaknesses. Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief & Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, jo...

08/21/2024

The Sewerage & Water Board's SMART Meters can't come soon enough!

Ghassan Korban, Director of the Sewerage & Water Board, joins Newell to talk about last Thursday’s City Council meeting, where Ordinance Cal. No. 34,775 (Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Billing Ordinance) was considered by the committee to modify Sewerage & Water Board New Orleans billing ...

08/20/2024

Newell breaks with Chief Kirkpatrick's opinion on restorative justice https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/newell-disagrees-with-nopd-chief-on-restorative-justice?utm_campaign=sharebutton&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=WWLAM via

WWL’s Newell Normand believes restorative justice is a noble endeavor to undertake in the American criminal justice system, but like all things, it must be applied properly, and he’s not sure that’s always the case in Orleans Parish.

08/20/2024

Setting indigent juveniles ankle monitor standards doesn't cost the city any money.

"We currently have 400 enrolled in Orleans Parish at ZERO cost to the taxpayer.” Matt Dennis with ASAP says, “We didn't take the money in '22 because it would have destroyed our program. We still will not destroy our program for any amount of money.” Jill Dennis, director/owner of the Assured ...

08/20/2024

Has Bank of America denied service because of political reasons? https://omny.fm/shows/newell-normand/has-bank-of-america-denied-service-because-of-poli?in_playlist=podcast

As Treasurer, John Fleming has recommended that Bank of America not be approved as an authorized fiscal agent in the State of Louisiana per LRS 49:317 and 320. This decision was not entered into lightly but was made because there is evidence that Bank of America is deliberately denying banking servi...

08/19/2024

Newell: Will the Democrats get real with America at their convention or keep up the comforting lies? https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/will-the-dems-get-real-with-america-at-their-convention?utm_campaign=sharebutton&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=WWLAM via

The Democratic National Convention kicks off today, with President Joe Biden giving the keynote address tonight – and it had WWL’s Newell Normand wondering if the Democrats would get real.