WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

We talk with David Smilde, a professor of sociology at Tulane University who has studied Venezuela for 30 years, about the Venezuelan government, who looks to be in charge now, and what could come next.

The US launched a military attack into Venezuela and captured its now former leader, Nicolas Maduro.

We get the details from CBS Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson.

Bank On It, financial insights you can count on with Jason Shields, the COO of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

We go over how the first few days of the transfer portal have gone for LSU with WWL.com columnist Jeff Palermo. How is Lane Kiffin reshaping the Tigers roster?

* We’ll go over the strides New Orleans made in combating crime in 2025 and what Mayor-elect Moreno should keep doing...and what she should change with Rafael Goyeneche from the Metropolitan Crime Commission.

* Did you know Tulane has over 8 million fish in old World War II bunkers? We'll talk with Brian Sidlauskas, the person in charge of it all

* Previewing the Saints/Falcons game with Mike Detillier. Will the Black and Gold make it five in a row and beat the Dirty Birds?

* Claire Chennault grew up in Louisiana, went to LSU, and helped fight Japanese forces in World War II. We’ll talk with Dr. John Curatola from the National World War II Museum about Chennault and his Flying Tigers

* Mayor Cantrell vetoed a spending freeze with just weeks left in her term. We’ll talk with Councilmember Joe Giarrusso about that and how the budget situation is looking.

* A former state representative from Mandeville, Paul Hollis, is the new director of the US Mint. We’ll talk with him about his new role and how he got there.

* The transfer portal has opened. What positions do the Tigers need to address? How active will the Purple and Gold be?

* We’ll talk with Christian Pendleton from the French Quarter Management District about the various proposals for French Quarter security and how people are feeling.

Did you know Tulane has over 8 million fish in old World War II bunkers? We talk with Brian Sidlauskas, the Director of the Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute and the current curator of the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection