WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

Mayor Moreno recently launched a new task force to crack down on blighted properties around the city. Let's check in with Councilmember Eugene Green about a collapse that happened in his district and working to address the problem.

Is remote work making unemployment worse for the young and inexperienced job seekers? We’ll break down a new report with Ted Rossman, a senior industry analyst at Bankrate.

* Changes to NOLA justice system will "adversely impact delivery of justice" * Did the legislature add a number of unnecessary regulations to business? * Why Google wants to release 32 million mosquitoes * The Sewerage and Water Board says they're in a better position than previous years * Redistricting, Clerk of Court battle dominated legislative session * Athletes are more vocal about mental hea...

* More athletes are speaking openly about mental health and their struggles with it. Most fans react positively…but some use it to be even crueler and more negative. We break down this new survey * Iran has halted negotiations and vowed to completely block the Strait of Hormuz amid continued hostilities aroudn the Middle East. We’ll get the latest with Lindsay Cohn, a visiting associate with Colum...

Iran has halted negotiations and vowed to completely block the Strait of Hormuz amid continued hostilities aroudn the Middle East. We get the latest with Lindsay Cohn, a visiting associate with Columbia University.

* We’ll talk with Kaitlin Tymrak, Interim General Superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board, about how they’ve prepared for hurricane season. * One of the things legislature approved was a bill reshaping the New Orleans court system. What will its impacts be? We’ll talk to Rafael Goyeneche, the president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission.

* The legislative session is over. How did it go? What was the good, and what was the bad? We’ll break it down first with Jan Moller, the executive director of Invest in Louisiana. * Then we check in with Erin Bendily, a senior vice president with the Pelican Institute, for her take on the good and bad from the legislative session.

* Google wants to release 32 million mosquitoes...to help bring the mosquito population down. What?? We'll explain with Aaron Ashbrook, an entomologist at LSU * Who wields power in Iran? How much sway do the military, religious, and political figures have? We’ll spend a little time with Kian Tajbaksh, a former political prisoner in Iran.

More athletes are speaking openly about mental health and their struggles with it. Most fans react positively…but some use it to be even crueler and more negative. We’ll break down this new survey with Scott Parrott, a professor of mass communications at South Carolina.

We’ll talk with Kaitlin Tymrak, Interim General Superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board, about rusty discharge bells and rusty discharge bells and how they’ve prepared for hurricane season.

One of the things legislature approved was a bill reshaping the New Orleans court system. What will its impacts be? We talk to Rafael Goyeneche, the president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission.

We check in with Erin Bendily, a senior vice president with the Pelican Institute, for her take on the good and bad from the legislative session.

The legislative session is over. How did it go? What was the good, and what was the bad? We break it down first with Jan Moller, the executive director of Invest in Louisiana.

Google wants to release 32 million mosquitoes...to help bring the mosquito population down. What?? We'll explain with Aaron Ashbrook, assistant professor of urban/peri-urban entomology at LSU

Who wields power in Iran? How much sway do the military, religious, and political figures have? We’ll spend a little time with Kian Tajbaksh, Visiting Professor of International Relations at NYU. He is a former political prisoner released as part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and he is the author of The Iran Crisis Notebook on Substack

* Americans lost almost $16 billion to scams and fraud last year. We’ll get some tips on how to spot them and how to keep your information secure online * Where do things stand with China after President Trump’s recent meeting? And what’s it like actually being in China? We’ll talk to Joshua Eisenman, a Notre Dame professor who recently got back from a trip there.

Where do things stand with China after President Trump’s recent meeting? And what’s it like actually being in China? We’ll talk to Joshua Eisenman, Professor of Politics in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. He recently got back from a trip to China.

* We’ll spend some time with WWL Louisiana reporter Meg Farris about her latest story on local law enforcement efforts to catch those who would prey on children * We’ll talk with Darrick Hesson, the director of the Office of Coordination and Emergency Management for New Orleans, about their preparation and what people in the city who live or work in the city need to know.

* Hurricane season starts Monday. We’ll check in with GOHSEP about how the state has prepared and why you need to get a game plan now. * Bank On It: Make sure you're financially ready for hurricane season

* The midterms are getting closer. How are things shaping up? We’ll get the latest * The legislature passed a new Congressional map. We’ll break down how it happened and what happens next

Americans lost almost $16 billion to scams and fraud last year. We’ll get some tips on how to spot them and how to keep your information secure online with Alex Hamerstone, Director of advisory solutions for TrustedSec

We spend some time with WWL Louisiana reporter Meg Farris about her latest story on local law enforcement efforts to catch those who would prey on children

We talk with Darrick Hesson, the director of the Office of Coordination and Emergency Management for New Orleans, about their preparation and what people in the city who live or work in the city need to know.