Full Show 2/26/2026: The City's Lack of Debt Collection Is a Living Example of the Culture of Noncompliance

On today's show, Newell addresses a report published by Ben Myers of NOLA.com that details a critical "trickle" in New Orleans' property tax revenue that has left city finances in dire shape. Then, Newell has on Mike Thomas, Board Chairman of the Port of New Orleans, and Walt Leger III, President & CEO of New Orleans & Company, to talk about the great honor of New Orleans becoming the first city in the country to launch America’s 250th anniversary celebrations, Kevin Dolliole, Director of Aviation and CEO of the Board for Airports Council International, to talk about the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport winning the top customer experience award for the 5th straight year and the $84.5M New Orleans airport road project, which is expected to cut shuttle time in half, Gordon Dove, Chairman of the Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA), to share the latest on their recently completed restoration of the Terrebonne Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) Bird Island, a major nesting area for a variety of colonial waterbird species, such as the Brown Pelican, Louisiana’s state bird, and Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, to discuss Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack stating that the NOPD should remain with roughly 900 officers instead of expanding.