Episode Details

This hour, Newell has on Michael Hecht of GNO Inc. to talk about Mayor Helena Moreno's administration launching its New Orleans East Investment and Job Corridors initiative; University Medical Center New Orleans celebrating a $2 million expansion of its Cancer Center; FUEL, the LABI Foundation, and YouthForce NOLA launching a three-year partnership expanding energy career pathways for Louisiana high schoolers; and Rep. Troy Carter joined colleagues from Mississippi and California to introduce the STORM FORTIFIED and Wildfire Prepared Act. Then, Susan Bonnett Bourgeois, Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development, joins the show to discuss how her team worked directly alongside Governor Jeff Landry and SpaceX leadership to secure the transformational deal for Pecan Island.