# Hour 2: Welcome to Bensonville! Gayle Benson has acquired 909 Poydras Street

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Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-09-09T17:03:27+00:00
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## Resource

This hour, Newell has on Michael Hecht of GNO Inc. to talk about New Orleans students leading the nation in academic growth, Louisiana's economy picking up real speed, Gayle Benson acquiring 909 Poydras Street, and more. Then, Hansel Gill, Director at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, joins the show to talk about Michoud’s 65th Anniversary.

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