In this week's episode, host and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan speaks with Mitch Landrieu, who served as a Louisiana state legislator, Lieutenant Governor, and long-time Mayor of New Orleans, and who, in the Biden Administration, oversaw the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Debbie and Mayor Landrieu discuss the current political moment and what it will take to get beyond the divisiveness of this moment, emphasizing that the question for the country's direction is not about left, right, and center; it's about coming together as Americans to fight autocracy. The conversation also covers how Mayor Landrieu rebuilt his city post-Hurricane Katrina, his work in the federal government, his advice on making government work well, and the need to embrace radical reform at speed to deliver results. Tune in to learn about the ways the local government can offer hope. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [01:02] Mayor Mitch Landrieu's political career and influence in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Biden administration.

• [02:32] Where we are going as a country and what comes next. 

• [08:33] How the political landscape has shifted and how Americans should respond.

• [13:08] What it might mean to compromise and work together.

• [14:39] Understanding where the common ground is between Republicans and Democrats.

• [16:10] What we can actually expect and demand of government.

• [19:38] Insight into what it was like to be Mayor of New Orleans.

• [25:57] Why it is so important to continue telling the truth in local government.

• [27:08] Advice and hope for those working in local government.