Full Show 9/8/2026: Can New Orleans do more to promote the cultural powerhouse that is Mardi Gras?

On today's show, Newell makes the case that New Orleans should do more to promote, invest in, and get behind Mardi Gras with the same energy as it would investing in Essence Fest and bidding for a Super Bowl. Then, Newell has on Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill to discuss what the high-stakes Jack Pyburn v. NCAA hearing following a major amicus brief filing on behalf of the state means for the future of college athletics and why state leaders are stepping in to protect local teams from being caught between contempt charges and conference sanctions, Arnel Cosey, CEO of Clover, and Charlena Claiborne Crawford, who recently completed the Medical Assistant program with Clover, discuss the organization’s work to provide early childhood education, adult day care, and family support services, Jeff Nowak, WWL Saints Sideline Reporter & Digital Content Producer, to preview the New Orleans Saints clash with the Detroit Lions at Ford Field for the first game of the regular season and say a few words about the passing of Mike Detillier, and Sean Higgins, Research Fellow with Competitive Enterprise Institute, to discuss why weak job growth, shifting tariff policies, and federal government cuts are creating major friction in the labor market, and why policy uncertainty, not AI, remains the biggest threat to your paycheck. Finally, Newell shares his thoughts on the passing of Mike Detillier.