WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

* Obamacare premiums jumped this year…and a new report says they could increase even more in 2027. What’s behind it? Have YOUR premiums been going up? * Are city-owned trees putting some New Orleanians at risk of losing their homeowners insurance? We’ll get the details

* Fewer forecasters and inferior info: the National Weather Service has been hit with funding cuts. Is that making weather and hurricane forecasting more difficult? * Youth sports keep kids active, teach valuable lessons, and can offer opportunities later in life…but the costs have skyrocketed, jumping 46% since 2019. What are you seeing with your kids?

* A Democratic senate candidate in Maine was accused of sexual assault. Could control of the Senate come down to that? * Checking in with Ag Commissioner Mike Strain

New Orleans was one of 10 places named to the Irreplaceable America List. We spend a little time with Kristin Gisleson Palmer, the executive director the Preservation Resource Center, talking about the honor and what makes New Orleans so irreplaceable.

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs continue to grow in popularity, and Louisiana doctors are studying the different ways they affect our bodies. We talk with Dr. Eric Ravussin with Pennington Biomedical Research Center about what he's been working on.

City-owned trees could be putting some New Orleanians at risk of losing their homeowners insurance. We get the details from WWL Louisiana reporter Meg Farris.

Obamacare premiums jumped this year…and a new report says they could increase even more in 2027. What’s behind it? Have YOUR premiums been going up? We talk with Walter “Dub” Lane, Associate Professor of Economics & Finance at LSU New Orleans.

Youth sports keep kids active, teach valuable lessons, and can offer opportunities later in life…but the costs have skyrocketed, jumping 46% since 2019. What are you seeing with your kids? Jon Solomon, Research Director for the Aspen Institute’s Project Play Initiative, joins us.

The National Weather Service was hit with funding cuts. Is that making weather and hurricane forecasting more difficult? Barry Keim, LSU Health climatologist, joins us.

Tommy talks with Mike Strain, Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry, about mosquitoes, Louisiana watermelons, and beating the heat.

A Democratic senate candidate in Maine was accused of rape. Could control of the Senate come down to that? Todd Belt, Professor and Director of the Political Management Program at George Washington University, joins us.

The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran ended suddenly with an exchange of shots. Here's the latest, and what's next. Plus, a food expert reveals how GLP1s are changing the way brands formulate food, a summer reading challenge that costs parents $4K per child, and why has Buffalo gotten so violent?

* Does Gov. Landry have fences to mend as he gears up for re-election? * Good news on redeveloping the old Lindy Boggs site? * Where does Kellen Moore sit in NFL head coach rankings? * Every 40 seconds someone suffers a stroke. Here's what you need to know * Has the carbon capture boom in Louisiana fizzled away? * Is the ceasefire with Iran over?

* According to one new ranking, Kellen Moore is a middle of the pack NFL coach. Where would you rank him, in the NFL and NFC South? * Is the ceasefire with Iran over?

* Could the spat between Liz Murrill and New Orleans end up impacting crime-fighting efforts? We’ll talk with former NOPD Chief Ronal Serpas about the whole mess. * Every 40 seconds, someone in the United State has a stroke; and every 3 minutes and 14 seconds, someone dies of a stroke. So what exactly IS a stroke? What are the risk factors and warning signs?

* The old Lindy Boggs site is moving closer to being demolished and redeveloped. We’ll check in with Councilmember Lesli Harris for the latest. * Governor Landry is gearing up for re-election next year. What challenges does he face? How are are Louisianans feeling about him?

* Since February, companies have canceled plans for over $15 billion in carbon capture projects in Louisiana. Has the potential economic boom from the industry fizzled away? * Will the recent Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance have practical impacts on elections? We’ll break it down with John Martin, a professor at Quinnipiac University

More strikes back-and-forth between the US and Iran, and President Trump says the ceasefire is "over." We get the latest on the war with Lindsay, Cohn, Visiting Associate at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs.

According to one new ranking, Kellen Moore is a middle of the pack NFL coach. Where would you rank him, in the NFL and NFC South? We see what Saints sideline reporter Jeff Nowak thinks.

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United State has a stroke; and every 3 minutes and 14 seconds, someone dies of a stroke. So what exactly IS a stroke? What are the risk factors and warning signs? We go over it all with Dr. Nicholas Helmstetter, Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine.

Could the spat between Liz Murrill and New Orleans end up impacting crime-fighting efforts? We talk with former NOPD Chief Ronal Serpas about the whole mess.

The old Lindy Boggs site is moving closer to being demolished and redeveloped. We talk with Councilmember Lesli Harris for the latest on that, the Omni Hotel project, and more.

Governor Landry is gearing up for re-election next year. What challenges does he face? How are are Louisianans feeling about him? Tyler Bridges, chief political reporter for The Advocate, joins us.

Since February, companies have canceled plans for over $15 billion in carbon capture projects in Louisiana. Has the potential economic boom from the industry fizzled away? Greg Upton, Director of LSU's Energy Institute, joins us.

Will the recent Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance have practical impacts on elections? We break it down with John Martin, a professor of law at Quinnipiac University