WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

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WWL First News with Tommy Tucker episodes

February 26 Louisiana parents are missing out on work, money because of child care costs
Many Louisiana parents are forced to reduce the number of hours they work, miss work entirely some days, and hurt their budgets because of child care costs and access.
We’ll break down the new report with Mattilyn Batson, Research and Policy Director for the Louisiana Policy Institute of Children.
10 min
February 26 Louisiana is among the worst for women's and children's health. Why?
According to a new report, Louisiana ranks last in the country for women and children’s health. Why are we so low? How can we improve things?
12 min
February 26 What does the data say about noncitizens voting?
President Trump wants Congress to take action to prevent noncitizens from voting…but is that a real problem to begin with? We’ll go over the data with Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute known for writing about election law
12 min
February 25 Full Show 2-25-26: Budget mess still ongoing, State of the Union, and staffing NOPD
* Joe Giarrusso: NOLA "still in the emergency room" on fixing budget crisis
* Did President Trump make a persuasive case in the State of the Union?
* We know how many NOPD officers we need. Can we afford it?
* Is President Trump's insistence on tariffs the way to go?
* What do we know about Iran's nuclear program?
* How can we tell if there's life on other planets?
1 hr 26 min
February 25 Hour 4: Alien life and nuclear Iran
* President Trump ordered the government to prepare to release files on aliens and unidentified aerial phenomena. We’ll talk with Jillian Scudder, an astrophysicist, about how scientists look for signs of life on other planets and answer your questions about space in general.
* Latest on the tensions with Iran
33 min
February 25 Hour 3: Getting NOPD to the right size, successful rail service, and LSU's loss
* We’ll take our weekly deep dive into crime and policing in the New Orleans area with former NOPD Ronal Serpas.
* How did the Mardi Gras service between New Orleans and Mobile do during Mardi Gras season? How have the first six months gone?
* What happened with LSU baseball's loss to McNeese State
16 min
February 25 Hour 2: New Orleans budget still a mess and oil and gas impacts with Iran
* We’ll get an update on the New Orleans budget situation and what progress the Moreno administration has made on getting it fixed with Joe Giarrusso, the CAO.
* What could tensions with Iran mean for the oil and gas industry and the price you pay at the pump? We’ll break it down
19 min
February 25 What do we know about Iran's nuclear program?
Tommy talks with CBS military analyst Jeff McCausland about tensions with Iran and their nuclear program.
10 min
February 25 Hour 1: State of the Union and state of tariffs
* We recap the State of the Union with political scientist Todd Belt. How would YOU grade the state of our union?
* What tariffs are in place right now after the recent Supreme Court ruling? We get the rundown with Walter “Dub” Lane from UNO.
19 min
February 25 How do we even go about searching for life on other planets?
President Trump ordered the government to prepare to release files on aliens and unidentified aerial phenomena.
We talk with Jillian Scudder, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Oberlin College and an author of three books on astronomy for the general public, about how scientists look for signs of life on other planets and answer your questions about space in general.
23 min