WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

* Is Tyler Shough the offensive rookie of the year?

* New Orleans is prepared, safe, and secure ahead of terror attack anniversary

* Charlie Smyth's kicking coach details his success, rise to fame

* New Orleans made a ton of progress on homelessness in 2025. Here's how much

* Practice heating and firework safety responsibly this week

* 2025 was a big year for New Orleans tourism

* We’ll take another look back at the Saints win over the Titans with Jeff Nowak. Is Tyler Shough the offensive rookie of the year?

* We check in with Ken Pastorick from the State Fire Marshal’s office to go over proper heating safety...and fireworks safety.

* Second Harvest can always use donations or volunteers. We’ll find out how you can help

* It was a huge year for tourism for New Orleans. We'll go over the top 10 accomplishments

* With Charlie Smyth's success with the Saints, American football is growing even more popular in Ireland

* We check in with Collin Arnold, the director of homeland security for New Orleans, about getting ready for New Year’s, the Sugar Bowl, and making the city safe and secure.

* We’ll get the details on the NOLA New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show

* President Trump met with Benjamin Netanyahu about Gaza and Iran.

* How was 2025 for the real estate market in the New Orleans area? How are things looking for 2026? We’ll take a look with local real estate expert Arthur Sterbcow.

* And what about the fight against homelessness? What strides did we make in getting people off the street this past year? We’ll talk with Martha Kegel, the executive director of UNITY of Greater New Orleans.

Second Harvest can always use donations or volunteers. We find out how you can help with John Sillars, the chief strategy officer.

We check in with Ken Pastorick from the State Fire Marshal’s office to go over proper heating safety...and fireworks safety.

We’ll take another look back at the Saints win over the Titans with Jeff Nowak. Is Tyler Shough the offensive rookie of the year?

Darragh Leader, from Leader Kicking in Ireland, is one of Charlie Smyth's kicking coaches; and he took part in the NFL International Player Program along with Charlie.

We talk with Darragh about Smyth's success and rise to fame and the growing popularity of American football in Ireland.

It was a huge year for tourism for New Orleans. We go over the top 10 accomplishments with Walt Leger, President and CEO of New Orleans & Company