WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

Tommy talks with Ronal Serpas, Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola and a former NOPD chief, about a report that a Border Patrol task force could be headed to New Orleans.

* Is it better to rent or to buy? It’s cheaper to rent in the 50 biggest metros in the US...but is it the right decision?

* A person with case of contagious measles passed through Louis Armstrong Airport on Sunday.

A person with case of contagious measles passed through Louis Armstrong Airport on Sunday.

We talk with Dr. Fred Lopez from LSU Health New Orleans about everything you need to know about the disease

Is it better to rent or to buy? It’s cheaper to rent in the 50 biggest metros in the US...but is it the right decision? We talk with Bankrate data analyst Alex Gailey.

* Will voters even remember the shutdown by the time the midterms happen?

* The air traffic controller shortage isn’t going away even though the shutdown is. How long will it take for things to improve? How do we get more of them ready to go?

The air traffic controller shortage isn’t going away even though the shutdown is. How long will it take for things to improve? How do we get more of them ready to go?

Melanie Dickman, a lecturer at the Center for Aviation Studies at the Ohio State University, joins us.

Will voters even care about the shutdown by the time the midterms happen? If not...was all this for absolutely nothing?

Robert Hogan, Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at LSU, joins us.

* Looking back at how the Saints beat the Panthers

* Can you REALLY be addicted to food? Here's what the research says

* The fortified roof program could lead to even bigger insurance discounts

* Could holiday shipping be impacted by a plane crash last week?

* JP Morrell on short-term rentals in New Orleans and a new report

* Can you actually be addicted to food? Research shows that it can function a lot like drug addiction.

* What experts are expecting from holiday spendingn this year

We check in with Dan Rice, associate professor of marketing at LSU, on the forecast for holiday spending this year.