WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

The LSU Center for Energy Studies released their Gulf Energy Outlook for 2026.

We’ll break down the good and the bad with Greg Upton, the Center’s executive director.

Eugene Green wants the state to help with the homelessness problem in New Orleans. We talk with him about what’s been seeing and what kind of aid we could get

Republicans unveiled a healthcare plan to counter the Democrats’ one. How do voters feel about the issue?

David Schultz, Professor of Political Science at Hamline University, joins us.

Blood donors are always needed, and you can help save lives with the gift of blood donation.

Tim Peterson, Medical Director for The Blood Center, joins us to explain how you can help.

The Fed voted for another rate cut.

We’ll break down what happened and what it means with Stephen Kates, Bankrate financial analyst

* What can Mayor-elect Moreno do to keep positive trends on crime going?

* Sen. John Kennedy explains why he supports the Trump administration's immigration raids

* Do parents have to show their kids are here legally to enroll in school?

* Why did so many college teams say no to playing in a bowl game?

* NOPD's consent decree is gone. Now what?

* Why President Trump is sending $12 billion to help farmers hurt by tariffs

* Why did so many college teams say no to playing in a bowl game?

* Senator John Kennedy on fixing the healthcare system, supporting the immigration raids

* What can Mayor-elect Moreno do when she takes office to keep positive trends on violence going?

* What happens now that the NOPD consent decree is gone?

Dave Cohn in for Tommy.

Dave talks with Senator John Kennedy about the healthcare system and about the immigration raids.

* Why President Trump is sending $12 billion to help farmers hurt by tariffs

* What can we do to make the world a better place?