Full Show 6/1/2026: New Orleans has to be prepared to deal with emergencies without the assistance of FEMA

About this episode

Newell discusses the need for New Orleans to prepare for emergencies without FEMA and interviews various guests on related topics.

On today's show, Newell explains why New Orleans and other local governments should prepare to not have such a heavy reliance on FEMA for emergency assistance. Then, Newell has on Steve Milloy, Executive Director of the Free Enterprise Project at the National Center for Public Policy Research, to discuss allegations that Meta’s heavy reliance on the H-1B visa program is hurting American workers while creating what critics call “indentured servanthood” for foreign employees, Jim Carlson, Chancellor of Northshore Technical Community College, to discuss workforce development, AI, advanced manufacturing, healthcare training, campus expansion, and how NTCC is helping students move directly into high-demand careers, Clint Ory, Director of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness for St. Tammany Parish, to talk about how St. Tammany's estimated 280,000 residents need to get prepared for hurricane season, and Guy Williams, Chairman & CEO of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, to discuss the new inflation numbers and why it makes the Fed's job tougher, and more.

People in this episode

Host: Newell Normand

Guests: Steve Milloy, Jim Carlson, Clint Ory, Guy Williams

Topics covered

• emergency preparedness
• FEMA
• workforce development
• H-1B visa program
• hurricane season
• inflation
• advanced manufacturing

Keywords

• New Orleans
• FEMA reliance
• emergency management
• H-1B visa
• workforce training
• hurricane preparedness
• inflation rates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Free Enterprise Project, National Center for Public Policy Research, Northshore Technical Community College, St. Tammany Parish, Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

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