Full Show 5/22/2026: LA State Treasurer & Candidate for US Senate Dr. John Fleming has an in-depth conversation with Dave Cohen

Newell on Levee District Police Chief Rondeno, "You let the entity down! He ought to be fired"

Newell shares his thoughts on New Orleans Levee Police Superintendent Joshua Rondeno being placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation.

Full Show 6/5/2026: With America's 250th anniversary approaching, are you proud to be an American?

This hour, Newell shares his thoughts on a recent June 2026 poll conducted by Elon University that found that only 18% of self-described Democrats explicitly selected "proud" as the primary word to describe their feelings about the United States as it approaches its 250th anniversary. Then, Newell has on Lucy Cordts, a licensed Clinical Social Worker and Senior Director of Behavioral Health at CrescentCare, to explain why access to mental health care is so important and how we can help break the stigma surrounding it, Jesse Manley, Interim Executive Director of Court Watch NOLA, to discuss the impact of the legislation signed that eliminated three judgeships in New Orleans, Lesli Harris, New Orleans City Councilmember, and Nick Gernon, Deputy Superintendent with NOPD, to talk about creating new DNA analyst positions within the NOPD Crime Lab, and Tommy Faucheux, President of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association, to break down how the oil and gas industry was impacted by the legislative session.

Hour 3: Newell suggests that St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith and New Orleans Levee Police Superintendent Joshua Rondeno both resign

This hour, Newell is joined by Tommy Faucheux, President of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association, to break down how the oil and gas industry was impacted by the legislative session. Then, Newell shares his thoughts on St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith turning himself in to authorities after an assault allegation and New Orleans Levee Police Superintendent Joshua Rondeno being placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation.

Newell to St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith, "As much as it pains me to say it, you might want to consider resigning"

Newell shares his thoughts on St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith turning himself in to authorities after an assault allegation and New Orleans Levee Police Superintendent Joshua Rondeno being placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation.

What did the legislative session mean Louisiana’s most important industries?

Newell is joined by Tommy Faucheux, President of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association, to break down how the oil and gas industry was impacted by the legislative session.