WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

* According to a new survey, Louisianans are MORE interested in politics but LESS polarized than the rest of the country. We’ll go over the findings with Steven Procopio, the president of the Public Affairs Research Council. * Bank On It, financial insights you can count on with Jason Shields, the COO of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

Many young workers don’t trust their older bosses. Why? Do you see it in your workplace? What does Gen Z expect out of their bosses and jobs? We’ll spend some time with Michelle Johnston, Professor of Management at Loyola and author of The Seismic Shift in You.

We’ll get the latest on the war with Iran, who’s got control of the Strait of Hormuz, and reports of low morale among US service members with Lindsay Cohn, Visiting Associate at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs.

The one year anniversary of the start of the Mardi Gras Line is coming up. Just how successful has the rail route been? Kelly Schulz, Senior Vice President of Communications and Public Relations for New Orleans & Company, joins us.

An 82 year old Northshore man was scammed out of almost half his life savings. We’ll get the details on what happened with WWL Louisiana reporter Meg Farris.

Bank On It, financial insights you can count on with Jason Shields, the COO of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

According to a new survey, Louisianans are MORE interested in politics but LESS polarized than the rest of the country. We go over the findings with Steven Procopio, the president of the Public Affairs Research Council.

Tommy and Mike Detillier break down the Saints preseason game against the Jaguars. Who stood out? How close is the battle for back-up QB?

This week, we’re diving into a case out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities -- a brutal alleged murder carried out by a man against his wife and child at a home daycare where other children were present. The suspect is also accused of killing his mother.

We have updates a massive death investigation centered on a Philly home, the now decades-old Tupac Shakur murder case and Luigi Mangione’s surprise move to plead guilty this week, as well as other developing cases from around the nation. Featuring audio from KNX News in Los Angeles, WWJ Newsradio in Detroit, KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, 1010 WINS in New York and WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities...

In this episode, we’ll hear about a brain eating infection and about the newly coined “Popcorn Brain” condition linked to technology use. Featuring audio from the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ Kansas City and Scoot out of WWL in New Orleans.

Lots of stuff has been going on in the sky recently. Thunder storms, meteor showers, a planet parade and an eclipse all has people looking up into the clouds this week into skies that have sometimes been a bet hazy this summer from wildfire smoke. We’ll hear about all of traffic up above with help from experts in this episode. Featuring audio from KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buf...

This week, we’re diving into a case out of WCCO News Talk in the Twin Cities, the one you heard a bit of at the top of the show…. A brutal alleged murder carried out by a man against his wife and child at a home daycare where other children were present. The suspect is also accused of killing his mother. But first, ee have updates on the now decades-old Tupac Shakur murder case and Luigi Mangione’...

This week, we’re looking into two vast frontiers that remain mysterious even though we deal with them every day…our brains and the sky above us. Featuring audio from KNX News in Los Angeles, WBEN News and Talk in Buffalo, WWJ Newsradio in Detroit, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ Kansas City and Scoot out of WWL in New Orleans.

Polls show a surprising number of people wo plan to remain child-free. How will that reshape America? Plus, the US has spent $1T on public schools in the last ten years ... Are we getting our money's worth?

* It’s almost time for Saints football again! We’ll break down how they’ve been looking at training camp and preview the match-up against the Jaguars with Bobby Hebert. * "Table Talk" your weekly trip arond New Orleans food & restaurant scene brought to you by: Loop Linen & Uniform - where great service starts with clean linens for almost 100 years!

* St. Tammany President Mike Cooper vetoed two zoning measures. We’ll talk with about why decided to and get an update on other things going on around the parish * August is National Water Quality Month, and one of the Pontchartrain Conservancy’s main missions is protecting our waterways. We’ll talk with executive director Kristi Trail about all the work they do to monitor the water and keep it sa...

* The Public Service Commission voted 3-1 to overturn a judge’s ruling that would’ve required Meta to provide details on job creation and electricity usage. We’ll talk with Commissioner Davante Lewis about why he voted against overturning the decision. * Conditions on board the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln are reportedly poor, with some service members trying to jump overboard. We’ll talk...

* How is the budget situation looking for New Orleans? Are things good for the rest of the year? What about the 2027 outlook? We’ll get an update from CAO Joe Giarrusso * WWL.com columnist Jeff Palermo on Skip Bertman's legacy, the latest on the Jayden Daniels drama

It’s almost time for Saints football again! We’ll break down how they’ve been looking at training camp and preview the match-up against the Jaguars with Bobby Hebert.

August is National Water Quality Month, and one of the Pontchartrain Conservancy’s main missions is protecting our waterways. We’ll talk with executive director Kristi Trail about all the work they do to monitor the water and keep it safe.

St. Tammany President Mike Cooper vetoed two zoning measures. We’ll talk with about why decided to and get an update on other things going on around the parish.

Conditions on board the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln are reportedly poor, with some service members trying to jump overboard. We’ll talk with Patty Nieberg, a senior reporter with Task & Purpose, about what’s going on.

The Public Service Commission voted 3-1 to overturn a judge’s ruling that would’ve required Meta to provide details on job creation and electricity usage. We’ll talk with Commissioner Davante Lewis about why he voted against overturning the decision.