We’ll get an update on the Senate race in Louisiana with all the attack ads and take a look at how the midterms across the country could play out.

Robert Hogan, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at LSU, joins us.

The US and Iran agreed to a two week ceasefire. Here's what we know about it and about negotiations for a more permanent peace deal.

Lindsay Cohn, Visiting Associate at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, joins us.

Artemis II's astronauts saw the dark side of the moon for the first time. So, here's a discussion of the miracle that was that moment, plus what's next. And it opens the door to an eternal debate for some conspiracy theorists ... Was the original moon landing faked in a TV studio?

* The US is striking Kharg Island. What will the impact on oil and gas be?

* Housing affordability, insurance are biggest constraints on owning a home

* Saltwater intrusions have been getting worse. Here's why

* How can we make our roads safer for cyclists and drivers?

* Is President Trump's approach to the Iran war working?

* Why have saltwater intrusions in the Mississippi River been getting worse?

* We see stories and headlines talk about private equity…but what actually IS private equity? How do those companies work? What role do they play in bankruptcies?

* The US strikes on Kharg Island are raising oil prices. How long will it last?

* Do you approve the way President Trump is conducting the war?

* We’ll bring you the latest on the war with Iran, President Trump’s deadline to make a deal, and what could come if there is no deal

* A woman was killed on Sunday while riding her bike in New Orleans. We’ll talk with Allene La Spina, director of Bike Easy, about the dangers cyclists face and the importance for everyone to follow the rules of the road.

* Rising construction costs and ways to lower insurance rates are two of the big issues for homebuilders.

* How is the real estate market in our area been? What areas are hottest? And how have mortgage rates changed since the start of the year?

Why have saltwater intrusions in the Mississippi River been getting worse?

We talk to Tulane researchers Ahmad Khalifa, Research Scientist in the Dept. of River-Coastal Science & Engineering at Tulane’s School of Science & Engineering, and Ehab Meselhe, Department Chair of River-Coastal Science and Engineering at Tulane’s School of Science and Engineering, about what their new study has found.

We see stories and headlines talk about private equity…but what actually IS private equity? How do those companies work? What role do they play in bankruptcies?

We talk with Jeff Hooke, a former investment banker and author of The Myth of Private Equity.