WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

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WWL First News with Tommy Tucker episodes

February 12 Hour 2: Thursday parade details and an improved downtown
* We’ll get the details on the Thursday parades with Arthur Hardy.
* The Downtown Development District released their 2025 annual report and highlighted that downtown New Orleans is cleaner, safer, and stronger than before.
21 min
February 12 Hour 1: Good and bad jobs news and drones and balloons over the southern border
* We’ll break down the latest jobs report with Bankrate economic analyst Mark Hamrick.
* What happened with the El Paso airport briefly being closed on Wednesday? We’ll try to sort it out with Ryan Wallace, a professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
21 min
February 12 Here's how to have a happy, healthy, and lengthy relationship
Valentine’s Day is this weekend. What are your plans? And what are the keys to a healthy relationship? We talk with relationship Expert Elizabeth Overstreet.
13 min
February 12 How New Orleans officials plan to keep Mardi Gras safe and secure
We spend some time with Michael Harrison, the Deputy Mayor of Public Safety for New Orleans, about the city’s plans to keep Mardi Gras safe and secure
20 min
February 12 Freddie King: I believe NOPD is ready to keep the French Quarter safe
We talk to Councilmember Freddie King about how important that safety is for the French Quarter during Carnival season and how people who live and work there are feeling.
7 min
February 12 Did the US get cheated out of a gold medal?
We go live to Milan, Italy for an update on the Winter Olympics with CBS correspondent Kelly O'Grady.
6 min
February 12 JP Morrell: The basic rule of Mardi Gras is "don't be a jerk"
Tommy talks with New Orleans Councilmember JP Morrell about some issues with the Krewe of Freret and the Krewe of Carrollton and about how people just need to not be jerks.
6 min
February 12 Downtown New Orleans is cleaner, safer, and stronger than before
The Downtown Development District released their 2025 annual report and highlighted that downtown New Orleans is cleaner, safer, and stronger than before. We’ll break it down with CEO Seth Knudsen.
10 min
February 12 Who's rolling, and what are they throwing for the Thursday night parades?
We’ll get the details on the Thursday parades with Arthur Hardy, the founder of the Mardi Gras Guide.
12 min
February 12 What the heck happened with the El Paso airport, drones, and balloons?
What happened with the El Paso airport briefly being closed on Wednesday? We’ll try to sort it out with Ryan Wallace, a professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
9 min