The Newell Normand Show

01/07/2026

Nixing permitless concealed carry and improving French Quarter facial recognition: MCC outlines 2026 priority issues

“The state legislature, in their wisdom, allowed anyone 18 or older — with no training, no background check — to carry a concealed weapon city-wide and in the French Quarter, unless you’re a felon. That has been a problem,” says Rusovich.

01/07/2026

Wednesday’s Lineup

10A - NEW ORLEANS & CO. HOUR with Kelly Schulz, Sr. VP of Communications & PR, New Orleans & Co. - Kelly will give a 2025 year in review and 2026 outlook for tourism.

11A - Saints Press Conference with Mickey Loomis, Saints General Manager - After a (6-11) season, Saints EVP & GM Mickey Loomis and Head Coach Kellen Moore hold their end-of-year press conference.

11:30A - Saints Press Conference with Kellen Moore, Saints Head Coach

12P - GNO INC. HOUR with Michael Hecht, President & CEO, GNO INC. - Time for GOOD NEWS!

12:30P - GNO INC. HOUR continues with Seth Knudsen, CEO of Downtown Development District - Seth will discuss repairs on Canal Street, trends in downtown growth and his vision for the organization.

01/06/2026

Moreno: "It's been eye-opening how much we didn't know, and still don't know," New Orleans mayor-elect on her challenging transition phase

“Not 24 hours after I got elected, I was pretty much thrown into being de facto mayor and had to take on responsibilities that, ordinarily, the mayor-elect doesn’t have to do,” Moreno tells Newell Normand.

01/06/2026

Tuesday’s Lineup

10A - NEWELL'S MONOLOGUE

10:30A - JP Morrell, New Orleans City Council President - JP will talk about the last days of the Cantrell administration – the latest curveballs thrown by the Mayor on her way out – and the hope and challenges as the new City Council and Moreno administration prepare to take over.

11A - NOLA COALITION SHOW with Greg Rusovich, Chair of the Metropolitan Crime Commission - New Orleans Difference Makers! Every week we devote time to the New Orleans Coalition, a group determined to help make New Orleans a safe place to live, work & raise our families. This week’s guest: Greg Rusovich who'll discuss the historic crime drop in 2025 as well as best policies for crime prevention going forward.

11:30A - Zack Smith, Heritage Foundation - The legal ramifications faced by ousted Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro and his wife.

12P - Wayne Crews, Fred L. Smith Fellow in Regulatory Studies, CEI (Competitive Enterprise Institute) - The Trump administration is congratulating itself on deregulation this year. CEI's Wayne Crews offers his take on how the administration performed in 2025.

12:30P - Jeff Nowak, WWL Saints Sideline Reporter & Digital Content Producer - We'll check in with WWL Saints Sideline Reporter & Digital Content Producer Jeff Nowak, who'll size up the Saints loss to the Falcons - they're 6 and 11 season - and the foundation for a hopeful 2026!

01/05/2026

Monday’s Lineup

10A - Clancy Dubos, Political Editor & Columnist for Gambit and WWL-Louisiana Political Analyst - Clancy is retiring! Wxye'll talk about that plus what the future holds for New Orleans and Louisiana politics and the new mayor.

11A - Newell’s Monologue

11:30A - Colonel Jeff McCausland, CBS Military Analyst - The latest with Venezuela

12P - Helena Moreno, New Orleans Mayor-elect - Mayor-elect Moreno takes office in one week. How is the transition going?

12:30P - Aaron Mischler, President of the New Orleans Firefighters Association - Aaron will talk about a recent press release from the International Association of Fire Fighters about how the NOFD is unfairly treating firefighters, after sacrificing physically and emotionally in the line of duty.

12/24/2025

We had a great time with Santa Clause today. Thanks to all who called in. Merry Christmas!

Newell, Santa & his favorite elf, Coleman!

12/24/2025

Today on the NEWELL NORMAND Show: a very special show featuring SANTA CLAUS! Tell the kids Santa is taking time out from his busy schedule to talk to the kiddos in New Orleans and across the Gulf South. Moms, Dads, Papas & Grannies - write this number down – (504) 260-1-8-70) That’s the number to talk to Santa till 1 o’clock today… on the station you call home for the holidays and all year long - WWL!

12/24/2025

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12/22/2025

Monday’s Lineup

10A - NEWELL'S MONOLOGUE

10:30A - David Bier, Director, Immigration Studies, Cato Institute - President Donald Trump broadened a U.S. travel ban to include nationals from five more countries…and individuals traveling on passports issued by the Palestinian Authority. According to the White House, the measures are aimed at safeguarding U.S. national security and are set to take effect on January 1. We’ll talk about the expanded policy.

11A - Craig Jacomine, Owner, Craig's Electrical & Generator Service - Cold to hot. Hot to cold. Random power outages. Cold to hot. Hot to cold. Random power outages. We’ll talk generator safety and give tips for generator users.

11:30A - Jeff Nowak, WWL Saints Sideline Reporter & Digital Content Producer - We’ll discuss yesterday’s big Saints win!

12P - Guy Williams, President, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust - Driving this week’s conversation: the Venezuelan situation – Germany’s bad China deal - Ford puts etruck in reverse - Are Canadians really nice? We’ll compare Canadian charitable giving to the U.S.

12/19/2025