WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

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WWL First News with Tommy Tucker episodes

January 16 Pho, pubs, chocolate king cakes, and more: Where to eat and drink this weekend
Tommy and Ian McNulty, who covers food and dining culture for The Times Picayune | New Orleans Advocate, go over some eating and drinking recommendations.
26 min
January 16 Overpaid traffic camera tickets and NOPD overtime concerns: Breaking down two recent reports
We check in with Ed Michel, the New Orleans Inspector General, about his recent reports on NOPD overtime and New Orleans residents being owed $770,000 in overpaid traffic camera tickets.
12 min
January 16 Which playoff team are you picking to win the Super Bowl?
Previewing the NFL Divisional Round with Mike Detillier
12 min
January 16 Good news for the housing market with mortgage rates and insurance
We continue to talk about the housing and real estate markets in our area, both residential and commercial with Ali Bustamante, a professor of economics from UNO.
9 min
January 16 Why there's optimism for the housing market around New Orleans in 2026
* Is the forecast for the Louisiana housing market looking better in 2026? First, we talk with Dan Mills, the CEO of the Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans, about why he thinks so.
11 min
January 16 What would happen if President Trump seized Greenland?
We get the latest with what's going on with Trump administration and Greenland with Michael Williams, an associate professor of international affairs at Syracuse
12 min
January 16 How LSU went from zero to three quarterbacks in a matter of days
The last day to enter the transfer portal is today. Who has LSU lost so far? Who are some of their big additions? We’ll break it down with WWL.com columnist Jeff Palermo
12 min
January 15 Full Show 1-15-26: Crawfish crops, understandig your credit, and stopping hate
* How is this year's crawfish crop looking?
* What to know about your credit score and credit report
* Louisiana will elect a US senator later this year. Who's got the lead?
* What to know about the big Verizon outage on Wednesday
* Explaining car loans, interest rates, and your credit history
* Making sense of complicated, important privacy and ethics laws
1 hr 25 min
January 15 Hour 4: Credit scores, car loans, and more: all your credit questions answered
We spend an hour with John Ulzheimer, a credit expert and formerly of FICO and Equifax, talking about President Trump’s interest rate cap proposal and answering all your questions about credit scores, credit reports, and the dos and don’ts.
32 min
January 15 Hour 3: Why there was a big phone outage Wednesday and how you can help kids in need
* Verizon was hit with a major outage Wednesday. We’ll go over what we know about what happened with cyber security expert Alex Hamerstone.
* CASA Jefferson still needs volunteers to help advocate for abused and neglected children, and they’ll train you on what to do. We’ll get the details on how you can make a difference
17 min