Full Show 06/11/2026: New Orleans City Councilmember Eugene Green, Metropolitan Crime Commission Rafael Goyeneche talks Randy Smith case

About this episode

The episode discusses early voting in the Louisiana U.S. Senate runoff, the importance of the Port of New Orleans, self-driving cars, and the fallout from the Randy Smith case.

On today's show, Professor of Political Science at ULM Josh Stockley joins Dave Cohen to preview early voting in the Louisiana U.S. Senate runoff. Also, Vice President of Cargo for the Port of New Orleans Amanda Coates and President of Kearney Companies David Kearney join the show to talk about the importance of the port of New Orleans in our lives. In hour two, New Orleans City Councilmember Eugene Green joins Dave Cohen to discuss self-driving cars and what questions need to be answered before they come to New Orleans. Dave also discusses the six flags sight being delayed AGAIN and how the Republicans have momentum heading into Louisiana's Senate race. In hour three, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission Rafael Goyeneche joins Dave discuss the fallout from the Randy Smith case and why his best move is to resign.

People in this episode

Host: Dave Cohen

Guests: Josh Stockley, Amanda Coates, David Kearney, Eugene Green, Rafael Goyeneche

Topics covered

• Louisiana U.S. Senate runoff
• early voting
• Port of New Orleans
• self-driving cars
• Randy Smith case
• Republicans momentum

Keywords

• Louisiana Senate runoff
• early voting
• Port of New Orleans
• self-driving cars
• Randy Smith
• Eugene Green
• Rafael Goyeneche

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Port of New Orleans

Places: New Orleans, Louisiana

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