# Hour 1: New Orleans should start looking at Mardi Gras as a business enterprise

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Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-09-08T15:54:20+00:00
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## Resource

This hour, Newell makes the case that New Orleans should do more to promote, invest in, and get behind Mardi Gras with the same energy as it would investing in Essence Fest and bidding for a Super Bowl. Then, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joins the show to discuss what the high-stakes Jack Pyburn v. NCAA hearing following a major amicus brief filing on behalf of the state means for the future of college athletics and why state leaders are stepping in to protect local teams from being caught between contempt charges and conference sanctions.

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