WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

Republicans and Democrats in different states have been trying to reshape their districts to boost their parties. How could all that affect the midterms? And could there be fallout from the Epstein files?

Todd Belt, Professor and Director of the Political Management Program at George Washington University, joins us.

Tommy talks with Mike Strain, Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry, about hemp, THC...and getting those Thanksgiving turkeys ready.

The headlines today were supposed to be about Democrats and Republicans reaching an agreement about reopening the government ... And then a trove of new emails from sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released. Among them, he wrote of President Donald Trump, “I know how dirty donald is,” and another in 2019 where he wrote "Trump knew about the girls." Here's the latest on Epstein, including Trump's reaction.

* A middle schooler was arrested for making nude deepfakes of classmates

* Brian Kelly is suing LSU over his big buyout

* Could a Border Patrol task force be coming to New Orleans?

* Will voters even care about the shutdown when the midterms finally happen?

* What's cheaper: renting or buying?

* How the Archdiocese is moving to resolve its long-running bankruptcy case

* The Archdiocese is putting over 150 parishes, charities, and other entities in bankruptcy. What does that actually mean?

* A Lafourche middle schooler was arrested for allegedly creating nude deepfakes of his classmates

A middle schooler in Lafourche Parish was arrested for allegedly creating nude deepfakes of his classmates. We get the details on what happened from WWL Louisiana reporter Alyssa Curtis.

The Archdiocese is putting over 150 parishes, charities, and other entities in bankruptcy. What does that actually mean?

We go over it with Stephanie Riegel, a business writer for the Times Picayune/NOLA.com

* Could a Border Patrol task force be coming to New Orleans?

* Brian Kelly is suing LSU over his buyout. We’ll break it down

Brian Kelly is suing LSU over his buyout. We break it down with Doug Sunseri, an attorney and host of "All Things Legal."

The New Orleans Firefigheters Union is hosting a comedy benefit this Thursday. Tommy talks with Aaron Mischler, President of the New Orleans Firefighters Union, and Damien Speranza, a comedian hosting the benefit.