# Hour 1: New Orleans Needs Cheerleaders to Cheer for Itself!

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Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-05-08T16:04:14+00:00
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## Resource

Newell broadcasts LIVE from the National Travel and Tourism Week Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency. This hour, Newell speaks with Walt Leger III, President & CEO of New Orleans & Company, to talk about the purpose of National Travel & Tourism Week, discuss tourism's impact on our city, state, and country, and share highlights from New Orleans & Company’s 2025 annual report, and, Jeremy Cooker, Senior Vice President of Marketing at New Orleans & Company, to talk about the digital marketing campaigns underway to drive leisure visitors to New Orleans this summer and beyond.

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