Hour 3: Taxpayers demand a public hearing to opine on the New Orleans Levee Authority's planned budget increase

Hour 3: Taxpayers demand a public hearing to opine on the New Orleans Levee Authority's planned budget increase

Published: April 2, 2026

Duration: 38:58

This hour, Newell is joined by Peter Vicari, head of the New Orleans Levee Authority, to justify their plan to hire more officers and raise their pay. Then, Newell opens the phone lines, and the WWL listeners chime in with their opinions on giving the New Orleans Levee Authority more money.