The Neutral Ground with Kaare Johnson

Quin Hilyer and Ellis Henican debate: Mobile’s new bridge, Liz Cheney, FBI raid on Trump, death of Al-Qaeda chief, Pelosi in Taiwan, abortion, and guns

Mayor Cantrell announces Office of Nighttime Economy and series of changes in city hall / Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home raided by FBI / Jameis Winston out with sprained right ankle / Serena Williams nearing retirement from tennis / New Orleans woman arrested, stabs toddlers, 1 dead-1 in critical condition / Mental illness crises in America

Jameis Winston tweaks foot, leaves practice / Sam Mills inducted to NFL Hall of Fame / Season openers for local football / Local trivia / Olivia Newton-John dead at age 73 / AP’s Brett Martel talks the latest with Saints and LSU football

Fletcher Mackel talks Saints camp: Trevor Penning, Michael Thomas, Jameis Winston, and news-bits from LSU and Tulane camp / GNO Inc’s Michael Hecht chats Calucem cement company coming to NO East, and will New Orleans see another economic spike similar to the 70’s and 80’s / Jeff Dorson from Humane Society of La talks new wildlife sanctuaries / Chef Frank Brigtsen checks in with the latest from Bri...

Mayor Cantrelle and NOPD hold press conference / Verite News Managing Editor Tim Morris talks his news outlet / Chris Allard chats the reach of his Metal Shark boat business / Mayor Cantrelle criticizes, but doesn’t take blame…no accountability

Tyrann Mathieu back at Saints camp / ASM Global Exec VP Doug Thornton talks the Superdome’s history, current renovations, and it’s impact / Growth of New Orleans in the 70’s and 80’s / At least 30 cars broken into in French Quarter / al-Qaida leader killed via CIA drone strike / Outdoor post office mailboxes ransacked throughout New Orleans metro area

Pelosi arrives in Taiwan / Tiger Woods turns down $700-$800 million offer from LIV Golf / Melba’s opening in Mid City on Tulane Ave / Miami Dolphins lose draft pick for tampering

Carjackings over the weekend / D.A. Jason Williams speaks after trial / Alvin Kamara’s court hearing delayed / Mystikal arrested in Ascension Parish / MTV launched 41 yrs ago today / NOFD puts out 2nd fire at abandoned Naval facility / NBA legend Bill Russell dies at 88 yrs old

Mayor Cantrelle cancels trip to Singapore / WDSU’s Fletcher Mackel reports from Saints training camp / GNO Inc. President Michael Hecht talks NOLA Coalition expansion, Pontchartrain Beach project, and other economic developments  / Chef Frank Brigsten chats all things culinary

Documents prove Mayor Cantrelle spent close to $10,000 on Switzerland junket / Fox 8 legal analyst Joe Raspanti discusses Jason Williams verdict / Lakefront Management District to vote on Pontchartrain Beach project / $2.7 billion I-10 bridge project in Mobile, AL gets green light

Councilperson JP Morrell talks new restrictions on city officials / Mayor Cantrelle plans another junket…this time in Singapore / Joe Raspanti updates us on Jason Williams trial / Michael Thomas back with Saints / 5 mo. old trash heap outside Carmel Brook Apartments continues to anger New Orleans East residents

Fox 8 legal analyst Joe Raspanti updates us on Jason Williams trial / Tourists carjacked in Gentilly / Racial dichotomy in New Orleans

Bucee’s pulls out of Baton Rouge project / Joe Raspanti joins the program / Dana Brown from PBF gives her insight on development plans for the lakefront / Upgrading Bourbon St

Drew Brees buys stake in…pickleball / WDSU’s Fletcher Mackel chats Saints training camp, looking to the season, and LSU football / Day 5 of Jason Williams trial / GNO Inc’s Michael Hecht talks wins, challenges and future goals for NOLA Coalition

Mayor Cantrelle spends over $100k on junkets / Sean Payton plans NFL return / Joe Raspanti talks Jason Williams trial day 4 / Metro Crime Commission’s Rafael Goyeneche talks facial recognition tech in NOLA / La Bond Commission looks to halt S & WB funding over abortion stance

City council to vote on facial recognition tech / Joe Raspanti on Jason Williams trial / Race agenda in New Orleans / First moon landing 53 years ago today

Pontchartrain Beach Foundation member Zach Kupperman discusses major redevelopment plans for the lakefront area / Latest from D.A. Jason Williams trial

Pontchartrain Beach Foundation looks to revitalize Lakefront beach with proposal / More on Jason Williams trial / Karen Carter Peterson signs guilty plea

GNO Inc President Michael Hecht talks NOLA Coalition / More on Mayor Cantrelle in France, and callers give their takes on her leadership / WDSU’s Fletcher Mackel chats Tiger Woods in the British Open, and pro soccer in New Orleans / Chef Frank Brigsten talks the latest dishes on his menu from the Riverbend / Lack of criticism from Mayor Cantrelle’s supporters

Warren Smith and Jamie Guin talk New Orleans joining the USL Championship / Karen Carter Peterson charged with wire fraud / Mayor Cantrelle travels to France for another sister city agreement / Pontalba Apartments being used by the mayor?

NOLA Coalition / Developer Joe Jaeger presents naval base plans to Bywater residents / Warehouse-CBD getting clean up / Extreme left vs Extreme right…everyone loses / Changing the 'loser' mentality in New Orleans

GNO Inc President Michael Hecht talks NOLA Coalition helping with city crime, working with NOPD, officials, and politicians / City government not adapting to widely used crime tech / Saints training camp around the corner, British Open kicks off this week, Tiger Woods comments on LIV Golf / History of planned Orlandia neighborhood in N.O. East

Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Charlie Gabriel turns 90 / Biden’s approval ratings continue to drop / Buc-ee’s going to Ms gulf coast, avoiding La / City of New Orleans clearing Poland Ave naval facility / AP’s Brett Martel chats 150th British Open, Zion Williamson, Sean Payton – Dennis Allen comparisons, Saints and LSU football optimism

LSP Superintendent pulled over for traffic violation / Illegal crab trap storage in Venetian Isles neighborhood / GNO Inc’s Michael Hecht talks offshore wind farm in Gulf of Mexico, and improvements at MSY / Chef Frank Brigsten chats the latest on Brigsten’s menu

James Caan passes away at age 82, accomplished actors from New Orleans and beyond / President Biden at Medal of Freedom ceremony / 18 New Orleans highway shootings in 2022 / New Orleans ranked 10th on Wallethub’s top cities for recreation