Hour 2: Most Americans think the country's best days are in the past

Full Show 6/18/2026: WWL Radio recaps the local impacts of Tropical Storm Arthur

On today's show, Dave Cohen recaps the local impacts of Tropical Storm Arthur, checking to see if we had any flooding on the Northshore or Southshore, and what might be ahead for rivers in the region. Dave has on Jeff Nowak, WWL Saints sideline reporter, to get his takeaways from the New Orleans Saints minicamp, Mike Cooper, President of St. Tammany Parish, Louis Pomes, President of St. Bernard Parish, Jason Bergeron, President of Terrebonne Parish, Jaclyn Hotard, President of St. John the Baptist Parish, join the show to give an update on how their parishes fared with the severe weather. Nyka Scott, Vice President of Customer Service for Entergy Louisiana, to give updates on when customers can expect their power to be restored, Robert Hogan, Professor & Department Chair of Political Science at LSU, to discuss how most Americans think the country's best days are in the past, Dawson Primes, Director of the Department of Homeland Security for Tangipahoa Parish, to warn that the Tangipahoa River is at risk of cresting, and Mayor of Slidell, to give the status of his city after the severe weather.

Hour 3: Parishes across southern Louisiana are experiencing the lingering effects of Tropical Storm Arthur

This hour, Dave Cohen is joined by Jaclyn Hotard, President of St. John the Baptist Parish, to give an update on how their parish fared with the severe weather. Then, Valerie Brolin, Public Information Officer for Kenner, joins the show to talk about flooding and the state of the water pumps. Also, Randy Fandal, Mayor of Slidell, comes on to give the status of his city after the severe weather.

BONUS: Student loan rules about to change: here's what you need to know, plus Trump releases a gold phone, and a review of the Iran deal

We get the finer points of the Memo of Understanding signed between the U.S. and Iran, plus we discuss the massive lottery payout awaiting the next winner, review the new golden Trump phone and find out what it's like to move an entire mastodon skeleton from one school to another.

Hour 2: Most Americans think the country's best days are in the past

This hour, Dave Cohen has on Robert Hogan, Professor & Department Chair of Political Science at LSU, to discuss how most Americans think the country's best days are in the past and a record low are extremely proud to be Americans. Then, Jason Bergeron, President of Terrebonne Parish, joins the show to give an update on how their parishes fared with the severe weather. Also, Dawson Primes, Director of the Department of Homeland Security for Tangipahoa Parish, comes on to warn that the Tangipahoa River is at risk of cresting.

More Americans are believing that the "American Dream" is unachievable

Most Americans think the country's best days are in the past, and a record low are extremely proud to be an American. How did we get to this point at our nation's 250th birthday? Robert Hogan, Professor & Department Chair of Political Science at LSU joins Dave Cohen to talk about it.