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AGR - Louisiana Edition

AGR - Louisiana Edition

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Join Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr on American Ground Radio - Louisiana Edition as they delve deep into the heartbeat of Louisiana, serving up a gumbo of local and statewide news, and political opinion to boot.


Whether you're in NOLA or Natchitoches, Minden or Moss Bluff, grab a seat and savor not just the spicy Louisiana politics, but also the company of friends and family that make this place we call home.





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  • Louisiana Projected to Add 55,000 Jobs as SpaceX, Meta, and LNG Investment Pour In

    Louisiana Projected to Add 55,000 Jobs as SpaceX, Meta, and LNG Investment Pour In
    2026/10/07
    You're listening to American Ground Radio with Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr. This is the full show for October 6, 2026.

    We start with great news for Louisiana: a projected 55,000 new jobs over the next two years, driven by a wave of industrial investment. We run through the numbers from Baton Rouge to Lake Charles to Shreveport-Bossier, with Monroe headed for record employment thanks to a massive Meta data center. We also debate whether it's time to celebrate or whether we should wait for the chickens to hatch, and why this moment feels different from the broken promises of the past. Then we switch gears to Senator Bill Cassidy, who lost his closed Republican primary and is now pushing federal legislation to force open primaries in every state.

    In the Top 3 Things You Need to Know, we start with the first shipment of Venezuelan aluminum in more than a decade, 15,000 tons arriving at Avondale. Next, SpaceX has filed for a permit to build a new wharf, warehouse, and 16-mile roadway to support its South Louisiana space center. Third, New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno paid off a bet with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens by wearing a Falcons jersey after the Saints' 45-24 loss.

    After the break, we look at the City of New Orleans helping residents buy e-bikes with a federal EPA climate grant. We break down the vouchers, the safety classes, and whether any of it makes sense.

    In Digging Deep, we take on an AP article about a Black community in Louisiana facing a future "without a champion in Congress" after redistricting, and the premise that you can only be represented by someone who looks like you. We question what Congressman Cleo Fields actually accomplished as a minority-party member, and we dig into the history of the Democrat Party, Reconstruction, and the Voting Rights Act.

    Next, two planes collided on the tarmac at LAX, and we use it to talk about the strained relationship between the U.S. and Canada. We cover the tariff and trade disputes, Chinese steel, Quebec's election win for the National Party, and the upcoming Alberta referendum on becoming its own country. We also talk about Canada's best exports, namely its comedians.

    Then we play Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's answer to Shannon Bream on whether his Catholic faith makes him biased. We debate whether judges can set aside their personal beliefs, what the Constitution says about religious tests, and why justices must rule on the text of the law.

    Don Henley has poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into Democratic candidates this cycle, including James Talarico's Senate race in Texas. We take on celebrity politics, and whether we'd still go to the concert. Then we play a game: six years after the COVID lockdowns, which states stayed locked down the longest, and which eight never locked down at all?

    We close with the ongoing Minnesota fraud scandal, including the sentencing of an aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey in the Feeding Our Future case, and the question of whether state leaders were negligent or complicit.

    Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, visit AmericanGroundRadio.com, and join the conversation at 866-AGR-1776.
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  • New Orleans Mandated Affordable Housing and Got Zero Apartments

    New Orleans Mandated Affordable Housing and Got Zero Apartments
    2026/10/06


    You're listening to American Ground Radio with Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr. This is the full show for October 5, 2026.

    We start with Senator John Kennedy quoting the Judds on Meet the Press while admitting he's thinking about a 2028 run for president, and we debate whether a great senator would make a great president. Then it's the Top 3 things you need to know: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill suing the NCAA on behalf of two ULM players denied a fifth year of eligibility, and former Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins jumping back into local politics to endorse Stormy Gage Watts in the mayor's race.

    We share what it was like being recognized by AGR listeners at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, and then we go Digging Deep into what happened when New Orleans mandated affordable housing. The city's inclusionary zoning program was supposed to create more affordable units, but a 2025 report found it produced no new apartment complexes, and we explain why government mandates so often deliver the opposite of what they promise.

    We then ask why the left keeps changing names, and author Mike Richman joins us to talk about his book, A Tale of Two Football Teams: The Washington Pro Football Encyclopedia. He covers the true origin of the Redskins name, the financial pressure that ended it, and whether it could ever return. We also weigh in on the NFL suspending officials for losing their cool with players, and we play a game that tests your knowledge of which NFL teams have played the most games in league history. Finally, we respond to New York congressional nominee Claire Valdez's call for a trans bill of rights, and we ask why a veterans' bill of rights isn't the priority.

    Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, visit AmericanGroundRadio.com, and join the conversation at 866-AGR-1776.





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  • Arrested for a Slur? The First Amendment Question No One Wants to Touch

    Arrested for a Slur? The First Amendment Question No One Wants to Touch
    2026/10/05
    You're listening to American Ground Radio with Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr. This is the full show for October 2,2026.

    We start with a story out of Ruston, where two Louisiana Tech students were arrested for allegedly blasting racial slurs through a loudspeaker near campus. We're clear that the speech was ugly, racist, and offensive. We also take a look at it from a constitutional angle, covering the First Amendment, Louisiana's disturbing the peace statute, and the narrow "fighting words" exception, and why how and where something is said can matter as much as what was said.

    In the Top 3 Things You Need to Know, Attorney General Liz Murrill's opinion places Blake Miguez's residence in New Iberia Parish, and we explain why he can keep his state Senate seat and still run in the 6th Congressional District. Baton Rouge residents are complaining about noise from Amazon delivery drones flying low over their neighborhoods. And Shreveport Regional Airport plans to tear down its 1970s control tower and build a new $40 million one as part of a broader expansion.

    Next, we talk about a new 528-bed facility in Alexandria for families, unaccompanied minors, and single adult women awaiting deportation. We discuss why keeping families together matters, how the left is responding, and the debate over words like "cage."

    In Digging Deep, we compare city budgets. New Orleans is proposing cuts to its police department, including body cameras and civilian staffing, while Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux is proposing a 6% raise for police and firefighters with no new taxes. We talk about what the difference says about leadership.

    After the break, Charles Barkley tells Chris Cuomo what voters are really hearing from Democrats ahead of the midterms. In Say What, CNN's Harry Enten explains how Republicans have beaten September polls in Iowa, Ohio, and Michigan, and we ask whether the polls are wrong, biased, or meant to demoralize voters.

    Then we ask why some Democratic politicians seem to favor illegal immigrants over American citizens, and we play a game for Italian American Heritage Month: which countries sent the most immigrants to the U.S. in the 1960s, and which send the most today?

    We wrap up with President Trump's trip to Mobile, Alabama, and a look at how the press covers a presidential visit by focusing on the road closures and canceled classes instead of the opportunity.

    Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, visit AmericanGroundRadio.com, and join the conversation at 866-AGR-1776.
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