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.