# Full Show 7/9/2026: Judge Leon Roche attacks defense attorney Laura Cannizzaro Rodrigue is his recusal order from the Liz Murrill case

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Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-07-09T18:05:01+00:00
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## Resource

On today's show, Newell addresses Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Leon Roche breaking away from 11 other judges by writing a scathing, three-page recusal order that fiercely attacked Laura Cannizzaro Rodrigue, a defense attorney representing Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill. Then, Newell has on Kristi App, Chief Commercial Officer at the Port of New Orleans, and Captain Henry Peterson, President of the Associated Branch Pilots, to discuss why “the river never sleeps” and how the people guiding these ships keep commerce moving and support jobs and families across Louisiana. Michelle Schlafly, Secretary of the Mid-City Neighborhood Association Board, to discuss the demolition of the former Lindy Boggs Medical Center finally set to begin. Brandan Buck, Research Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, to give the latest on the U.S./Iran conflict and its global implications. and Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, to discuss the indictment of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill.

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