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Sen. Eric Schmitt sparked a million memes with an attempted takedown of former special prosecutor Jack Smith that ended up revealing only that he had mixed up the names of two sports teams. We dive into that and move onto an attempted terror takeover of a flight over Israel, and a $3 billion gift for Carnegie Mellon. It's the largest gift ever in educational history in the United States.

* How is the Saints injury situation looking? With Travis Etienne injured, how will the running back snaps shake out? We’ll talk with WWL Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak. * The Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act. What’s in it? Is it a good bill? Will it become law? We’ll dive into it with Matt Brown, the publisher of the Extra Points newsletter

How is the Saints injury situation looking? With Travis Etienne injured, how will the running back snaps shake out? How much pressure is on the Black and Gold? We talk with WWL Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak.

* What’s the key to beating juvenile crime? Can we prevent it before it happens? We’ll spend some time with former NOPD chief Ronal Serpas * Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith is being sued

* Matthew Willard on New Orleans' budget gap, tensions with Gov. Landry, and more * We'll get an injury update on LSU. Should the Tigers rest some of their starters against McNeese? We'll talk with Glenn Guilbeau, the editor of Tiger Rag.

* The State Police cited perjury, intimidation, obstruction of justice, and more in their Liz Murrill indictment probe. We’ll break down what it means and what’s next * How is the real estate market in our area been? What are the hottest areas? What are interest rates looking like? We’ll break it all down with local real estate analyst Arthur Sterbcow.

The Senate passed the Protect College Sports Act. What’s in it? Is it a good bill? Will it become law? We dive into it with Matt Brown, the publisher of the Extra Points newsletter

Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith is being sued. We break down what's going on and what could happen with Doug Sunseri, an attorney and the host of All Things Legal.

What’s the key to beating juvenile crime? Can we prevent it before it happens? We’ll spend some time with Ronal Serpas, Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola, former NOPD chief.

New Orleans Councilmember Matthew Willard dishes on the budget hearings, bridging the gap in the budget, the tensions with Gov. Jeff Landry, and more.

We'll get an injury update on LSU. Should the Tigers rest some of their starters against McNeese? We talk with Glenn Guilbeau, the editor of Tiger Rag.

The State Police cited perjury, intimidation, obstruction of justice, and more in their Liz Murrill indictment probe. We break down what it means and what’s next with Loyola law professor Dane Ciolino.

How is the real estate market in the New Orleans area been? What are the hottest areas? What are interest rates looking like? We’ll break it all down with local real estate analyst Arthur Sterbcow.

We check in on gas prices, a presidential ad dollars scandal and 'Rocky' season in Philly.

* The Saints loss to the Raiders is a lesson in composure * How Louisiana pulled off the big SpaceX deal * How do you handle it when your kids doesn't live up to your expectations? * Is there any hope on the horizon for lower gas prices? * What we learned about the Pelicans at Media Day * Why is socialism growing in popularity among US voters?