WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

* How important is religion in your daily life? Is it different than it was for your parents? What about your kids?

* Do parents need to prove their children are here legally to enroll them in school?

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We’ve seen some college players opt out of bowl games...but now we’re seeing entire teams decline to play. What’s driving this? We talk with Fox Sports commentator Tim Brando

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Dave talks with Ronal Serpas, Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola and a former NOPD chief, about crime trends and about what happens now that the consent decree is gone.

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The Trump administration is giving $12 billion to help farmers hurt by price hikes from tariffs. Just how hard hit have farmers been this year? Michael Deliberto, Agricultural economist with the LSU AgCenter, joins us.

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Do parents need to prove their children are here legally to enroll them in school? We go over what the law says with Doug Sunseri, an attorney and host of ‘All Things Legal’

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How important is religion in your daily life? Is it different than it was for your parents? What about your kids? We break down a new poll about religiousness with Mark Silk, Professor Emeritus of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College.

* Is Tyler Shough the QB of the future for the Saints?

* What is 2026 looking like for Louisiana's energy industry?

* Are President Trump's immigration sweeps working?

* The long-running bankruptcy case for the Archdiocese is at an end

* Do the holidays stress you or a loved one out? Here's how to handle it

* How did Louisiana's oil and gas industry fare in 2025?

Do the holidays stress you or a loved one out? Here are some tips on how to deal with that

* We take another look back at the big Saints win over the Bucs with Jeff Nowak. Have we seen enough to say Tyler Shough is the Saints QB of the future?

* A federal judge approved the Archdiocese’s $230 million settlement to hundreds of sexual abuse survivors. We get the details

* What’s the state of Louisiana’s energy industry as 2025 closes? What have we been seeing from and oil and gas? What about wind, solar, and things like carbon capture?

* Weather update with meteorologist Payton Malone