WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

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WWL First News with Tommy Tucker episodes

January 15 Hour 2: Paying attention to the important things and standing against hate
* We’ll spend a little time with Arnie Fielkow, the former president of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, about the arson attack of a historic synagogue in Mississippi and the importance of standing up against hate.
* The Louisiana ethics board could seek an exemption to a new state privacy law that could make it harder to follow money in politics in the state.
20 min
January 15 Hour 1: Government shutdowns and crawfish crops
* Checking in with Ag Commissioner Mike Strain
* Is Congress making any progress on avoiding another government shutdown? How much are they likely to accomplish this year with the midterms? Who’s got the lead in the Louisiana senate race?
18 min
January 15 You can help make a difference in a child's life. Here's how
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 with Margaret Ether.
4 min
January 15 What to know about the big Verizon outage on Wednesday
Verizon was hit with a major outage Wednesday. We’ll go over what we know about what happened with Alex Hamerstone, director of advisory solutions for TrustedSec
8 min
January 15 Why it's important for everyone to stand up against hate
We spend a little time with Arnie Fielkow, the former president of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, about the arson attack of a historic synagogue in Mississippi and the importance of standing up against hate.
10 min
January 15 Making sense of complicated, but important privacy and ethics news
The Louisiana ethics board could seek an exemption to a new state privacy law that could make it harder to follow money in politics in the state. We’ll go over what’s going on with Julie O'Donoghue, a senior writer at the Louisiana Illuminator
11 min
January 15 How is this year's crawfish crop looking?
Tommy talks with Mike Strain, Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry.
8 min
January 15 Louisiana will elect a US senator later this year. Who's got the lead?
Is Congress making any progress on avoiding another government shutdown? How much are they likely to accomplish this year with the midterms? Who’s got the lead in the Louisiana senate race?
We break it all down with Robert Hogan, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at LSU
11 min
January 14 BONUS: 'I wasn't just telling the story, I was feeling it:' Reporter reveals aftermath of losing home to wildfire, as states battle insurance companies over payout policies and oil companies fight wetlands payout
What's it like to lose everythign in a wildfire? A KNX reporter knows first-hand, and draws us into her heartbreaking story as KCBS reports on insurance company moves to remove coverage in some states and WWL reports on Chevron fighting a $74 million payout for alleged destruction of wetlands.
33 min
January 14 Full Show 1-14-26: Keeping New Orleans safe, LSU improving, and deepfake concerns
* DA Jason Williams on the benefits of working with Moreno admin, feds
* What to know about Sam Leavitt, LSU's new QB1
* How the National Guard helps increase public safety
* Sexually explicit deepfakes are becoming a bigger problem. Can we stop them
* Trump wants to cap credit card interest at 10%. What would the impacts be?
* Louisiana's economy has some record-setting good news
* 45% of Americans identify as independents. But are they REALLY?
1 hr 30 min