WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

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WWL First News with Tommy Tucker episodes

November 07, 2025 This week's prep football round-up and bridging the NOLA budget gap: 7am hour
* We get a prep football breakdown with Ian Auzenne, the co-host of the Manning Family Children’s Prep Football Round-up
* We talk with State Senate President Cameron Henry about his work in trying to help fix New Orleans’ budget mess
19 min
November 07, 2025 How this lawmaker helped bring together city, state officials to fix the budget mess
We talk with State Senate President Cameron Henry about his work in trying to help fix New Orleans’ budget mess
10 min
November 07, 2025 Prep football round-up: St. Aug vs. John Curtis, regional rivalry games on tap
We get a prep football breakdown with Ian Auzenne, the co-host of the Manning Family Children’s Prep Football Round-up.
10 min
November 07, 2025 There's an event this weekend to support suicide prevention. Here's what to know
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is hosting their Walk to Fight Suicide this weekend.
Meghan Goldbeck, Executive Director of the Louisiana chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, joins us.
3 min
November 07, 2025 Can LSU pull off the upset? Are homeless encampments growing? 6am hour
* We preview the big LSU/Bama game. How will the Tigers look in their first game under interim coach Frank Wilson?
* Could homeless encampments make a big comeback? We’ll talk with Martha Kegel with UNITY of Greater New Orleans about her concerns amid the shutdown and the financial mess in New Orleans.
20 min
November 07, 2025 New Orleans homeless encampments could increase due to funding cuts
Could homeless encampments make a big comeback? We talk with Martha Kegel with UNITY of Greater New Orleans about her concerns amid the shutdown and the financial mess in New Orleans.
8 min
November 07, 2025 Can LSU pull off the upset over Alabama?
We preview the big LSU/Bama game with WWL.com columnist Jeff Palermo. How will the Tigers look in their first game under interim coach Frank Wilson?
12 min
November 06, 2025 Scott Boyle, District Engineer Administrator for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, discusses recent damage to local infrastructure due to fires from homeless encampments underneath bridges.
Scott Boyle, District Engineer Administrator for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, discusses recent damage to local infrastructure due to fires from homeless encampments underneath bridges.
5 min
November 06, 2025 Fixing New Orleans' mess, crazy college buyout money, and more: Full Show 11-6-25
* Joe Giarrusso on some progress in fixing New Orleans' budget mess
* We're seeing ever-increasing buyouts for college coaches
* There's a big flood protection millage on the ballot for some of y'all
* How Louisiana farmers are doing as the shutdown drags on
* Which college sells the most booze at football games?
* Calls for a "national divorce" have been growing. It's incredibly unlikely
1 hr 28 min
November 06, 2025 We're seeing ever-increasing buyouts for college coaches. Where's it coming from?
Buyouts for college football coaches are close to $200 million dollars this year. Where is all that money coming from? And Jeff Landry thinks we need to get it under control...can we?
Matt Brown, publisher of the Extra Points newsletter, joins us.
30 min