This hour, Newell is joined by retired Louisiana State Police Superintendent Colonel Robert Hodges, who makes his case for sheriff, outlining his plans to tackle the department's budget without raising taxes, fight cross-parish crime, and restore public trust to Northshore law enforcement.
Then, Dr. Andrew Schwarz, LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business IT Professor, joins the show to examine the reported espionage concerns of an alleged Chinese espionage plot—shaking Wall Street, the implications for national security, and what it could mean for the future of AI.




