Hour 1: Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng testified on Capitol Hill to advocate for sweeping federal disaster relief reforms

This hour, Newell addresses Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, along with the state's Board of Pardons, granting a pardon to Tou Lue Vang, a 42-year-old Laotian national convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially deported Tou Lue Vang to Laos shortly after the state's Board of Pardons voted to grant him clemency. Then, Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng joins the show to discuss her advocacy for FEMA reform on Capital Hill.