WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

* President Trump is urging Julia Letlow to jump into the Senate race. What does it mean for Bill Cassidy and his challengers? We’ll break it down

* President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. What actually is the Insurrection Act? Could he do it?

* Political tensions have been high for awhile now, but turnout often remains low. How can we fix things? One expert says the answer is local patriotism.

* Crimestoppers increased the reward in the Dooky Chase shooting case to $13,500. We’ll get the details from Darlene Cuszanza, the executive director.

* Could we see more tariff wars between the US and Europe? We’ll break down what each side is threatening...and what it could mean for you

How does the US healthcare system compare to what other countries do? We’ll spend an hour with UNO professor Walter “Dub” Lane taking a deep dive into how it works in the US and what other systems do better and worse.

How important are family dinners? Do you have sit down dinners with your family? Do you have time carved out where everybody gets together?

We talk about how important that is with Dr. Judy Ho, a licensed clinical therapist.

We'll talk with State Senator Royce Duplessis about some community meetings he's hosting this week...and about working to help New Orleans in Baton Rouge.

President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. What actually is the Insurrection Act? Could he do it? We talk with Ilan Wurman, a professor of law at the University of Minnesota.

President Trump is urging Julia Letlow to jump into the Senate race. And she has. What does it mean for Bill Cassidy and his challengers? We’ll break it down with Jeremy Alford, editor and publisher of LaPolitics Weekly

Could we see more tariff wars between the US and Europe? We break down what each side is threatening...and what it could mean for you with Patrick Penfield, Professor of Supply Chain Practice at Syracuse.

Crimestoppers increased the reward in the Dooky Chase shooting case to $13,500. We get the details from Darlene Cuszanza, the executive director.

Political tensions have been high for awhile now, but turnout often remains low. How can we fix things? One expert says the answer is local patriotism.