Shreveport City Council Candidate Tim Euler and Louisiana's Problem with Funding New Projects With No Maintenance Plan

You're listening to American Ground Radio with Stephen Parr and Louis R. Avallone. This is the full show for December 2, 2025. We react to the uproar in New Orleans as protesters hit the streets chanting against ICE and Operation Swamp Sweep. Their message? “Immigrants are welcome here.” But this fight isn't about immigrants. It’s about illegal re-entry, ignored deportation orders, criminal fugitives, and a federal sweep targeting people who’ve already had their day in court.We dig into the heart of the clash: activists framing enforcement as cruelty, communities struggling under the weight of illegal labor and lowered wages, and the hard truth about children trafficked across the border and quietly disappearing into the shadows. Meanwhile, families who followed the rules—and the citizens whose neighborhoods, jobs, and safety are on the line—barely make it into the conversation. Plus, we cover the Top 3 Things You Need to Know. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry says the National Guard Deployment in New Orleans should begin within the next two weeks.The New Orleans City Council approved its 2026 budget.The proposed I-49 Intercity Connector project has been delayed once again.Get TrimROX from Victory Nutrition International for 20% off. Go to vni.life/agr and use the promo code AGR20.We take a look at a growing epidemic in Louisiana’s cities: government buildings falling apart while politicians line up to build brand-new ones. We're sounding the alarm on a throw-away culture inside local governments—leaky roofs, crumbling facilities, zero accountability, and a long trail of shiny new projects nobody bothers to maintain. Shreveport city council candidate Tim Euler steps into the studio with a blunt message: the city’s running out of time. Crime’s spiking, the budget’s bloated, and leaders are still acting like maintenance is optional. Euler lays out his pitch—fiscal discipline, asking for help when needed, and rebuilding pride in a city where even scenic routes have become danger zones.We dig into the political knife-fight brewing in Louisiana, where ICE’s “Operation Swamp Sweep” isn’t the only thing stirring the mud. We break down the escalating feud between Governor Jeff Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple—a rivalry so tense you’d think the two were circling each other in the same gator-infested marsh. Temple has openly questioned where things “went wrong” with the governor—and then drops the hammer: accusing Landry of siding with trial lawyers while blocking real insurance reform. We lay out the receipts, from private flights to Texas hunting lodges to vetoes that raised eyebrows among conservatives. The takeaway? When the governor and the insurance commissioner are at war, everybody in Louisiana loses. And with insurance rates crushing families, the last thing the state needs is two Republican heavyweights tearing each other apart instead of fixing the crisis voters elected them to solve.Get Prodovite Plus from Victory Nutrition International for 20% off. Go to vni.life/agr and use the promo code AGR20.The idea that “once we hand over the dollars, we’re done” is absolute nonsense. Any elected official who says that is either delusional or hoping you are. And we've got the perfect case study: New Orleans. Exhibit A in how not to run a city. The New Orleans City Council has been hammered—rightfully—over that big, ugly budget deficit. And yes, Mayor LaToya Cantrell deserves the largest slice of that blame pie. But here’s what should make every taxpayer’s blood boil: when they passed the 2026 budget, the council suddenly discovered they could cut $150 million and magically “find” another $75 million in so-called new revenue. Government doesn’t have a revenue problem. It has a spending addiction.Plus, we have a little fun guessing which states have the most hunters, and the results might surprise you. We dig into the numbers, the myths, and what these massive hunter populations really say about gun ownership, culture, and political power in the states that lead the pack. And we end today's show with a GOP dust-up that's turning into a full-blown feud. Rep. Elise Stefanik is blasting her own party—accusing House Republicans, and even Speaker Mike Johnson, of getting steamrolled by Democrats and the “deep state” after her plan to force FBI disclosure on counterintelligence probes into political candidates hits resistance. But here’s the twist: Johnson says he hasn’t even seen the bill, and Stefanik could’ve picked up the phone instead of running to the cameras. We break down the drama, the politics, and the growing tension inside the GOP over who’s protecting transparency—and who’s just playing to the headlines.