Full Show 4-16-26: Short-term rentals in the Quarter, Saints draft discussions, and rising costs for farmers

Full Show 4-16-26: Short-term rentals in the Quarter, Saints draft discussions, and rising costs for farmers

Author: Audacy April 16, 2026 Duration: 1:35:06
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* Should there be more short-term rentals in the French Quarter? * Could the Saints draft an LSU player in the first round for the first time? * Costs for farmers are going up...that means food prices will go up * Festival season is heating up, and there's so much going on around New Orleans * How we know fluoridated water is safe, beneficial * President Trump says the Iran war is close to being over. How will it end?

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Hour 1: Food costs going up and understand the Fed [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:38
* President Trump attacked Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Fed again. What actually IS the Fed? How do their decisions work? We’ll explain * Checking in with Ag Commissioner Mike Strain
Go get some tasty Louisiana oysters [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:48
Tommy talks with Tommy Cvitanovich, the owner of Drago's, about how the Louisiana oyster industry is doing.
How we know fluoridation in the water is safe and beneficial [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:51
A new long-term study shows fluoride in drinking water has no effect on IQ or brain function despite recent claims by some. We’ll break it down with Scott Tomar, Head of the Department of Population Oral Health at the Un…
Should there be more short-term rentals in the French Quarter? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:03
Should short-term rentals in the French Quarter be expanded? The Vieux Carre Property Owners and Residents Association is pushing the City Council to vote no. We talk with Erin Holmes, the head of the VCPORA, about it.

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