Hour 1: Orleans Parish Sheriff Michelle Woodfork lays out her strategic roadmap to overhaul the department

This hour, Newell speaks with Orleans Parish Sheriff Michelle Woodfork about critical jail population management tactics, including expanding summonses for non-violent offenses, speeding up case processing, and bringing on former DOC Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc as a senior advisor for consent decree compliance. Then, Julia Fisher-Cormier, Executive Director of the Port of South Louisiana, joins the show for an inside look at Louisiana’s critical role in global trade, the state’s first-ever strategic investment plan for all 32 ports, and the economic impact of the Lower Mississippi River.