You're listening to American Ground Radio with Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr. This is the full show for November 20, 2025.
We dig into a Louisiana law most people have never even heard of—Act 479, the state’s new rules on seclusion and restraint for special-needs students. It’s one of those issues politicians tiptoe around, activists oversimplify, and school boards quietly dread. But parents and teachers? They live it. We break down what the law actually requires—real crisis-intervention training, clear rules for when physical restraint is allowed, and strict standards for seclusion rooms that aren’t just broom closets with a new name. We're talking about the realities inside special-education classrooms, the safety challenges nobody wants to admit, and whether legislation like this fixes anything… or simply piles more responsibility on already overwhelmed schools.
Plus, we cover the Top 3 Things You Need to Know.
- A nonprofit organization has filed suit against the State of Louisiana over it's carbon capture laws.
- East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore says he's planning on suing the city over next year's budget.
- Waymo—Google's Self Driving car service—is coming to New Orleans.
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We dive into the latest political curveball coming out of New Orleans: a self-appointed “People’s Transition Team” gearing up to shadow mayor-elect Helena Moreno. The nonprofit Together New Orleans says it’s building its own 100-day blueprint, surveying residents, and even mailing out report cards to tens of thousands of voters to publicly grade the new mayor on issues like cost of living, public works, jobs, and energy. Is this genuine accountability in action—or an unelected activist group overstepping its bounds and acting like a parallel government?
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We break down Vice President J.D. Vance’s statement that wages continue to outpace inflation—something the latest economic data backs up. The data shows a stark difference between the Biden economy, where real wages consistently fell behind rising prices, and the renewed Trump economy, where paychecks are now stretching further and purchasing power is climbing again.
We explain how real wages work, why inflation under Biden effectively wiped out about $3,000 in take-home pay for the average household, and how lower inflation plus rising wages now mean Americans no longer have to work extra hours just to afford the same basket of groceries. Families are finally gaining ground again.
And we talk about the growing sense that America feels upside-down—especially in big blue cities like Chicago, New York, Seattle, and Minneapolis, where far-left politics are taking deeper root. But the Deep South is becoming the last stronghold of American normalcy: faith, family, work, patriotism, law and order, and just plain common sense. Even with a few progressive pockets like Austin, New Orleans, Atlanta, and Charlotte—the South overall has held onto the values the country was built on. And interestingly, the region isn’t just culturally different… it’s now economically leading the nation. The South has grown into the biggest economic engine in America, rewarding work, welcoming industry, and continuing to attract families and businesses fleeing high taxes and failing policies in places like California, Illinois, and New York. And that's a real Bright Spot.
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