WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

We have our weekly check-in with Mike Strain, Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry.

Will the Fed rate cut impact the housing market?

We break down what kind of effects we could see with Holden Lewis, Nerdwallet’s home and mortgage expert.

Social media was rife with nasty comments in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination and millionaire late night host Jimmy Kimmel made international headlines for what he said. But what about regular people who did the same? Hear from a Minnesota professor who is being targeted by a state lawmaker over what he wrote. Here's the latest on free speech, late night TV, and the responsibilities of free speech.

* Facial recognition can help an understaffed NOPD, former chief says

* Explaining what's going on with the FCC

* LCMC and United Healthcare are at odds. Here's what you need to know

* How big of a problem is food insecurity here in Louisiana?

* It feels like a different Pelicans team with Joe Dumars at the head

* We’ll break down a deal with China over TikTok and what’s going on with the FCC and claims of censorship

* The City of New Orleans could expand curbside recycling.

The City of New Orleans could expand curbside recycling. We get the details from Greg Nichols, the deputy chief resilience officer for the city.

We break down a deal with China over TikTok and what’s going on with the FCC and claims of censorship with Phil Napoli, Professor of Public Policy at Duke and author of Social Media and the Public Interest: Media Regulation in the Disinformation Age

We check-in with Jake Madison from Locked on Pelicans for an update on what we’ve been hearing from Joe Dumars and Pelicans players.

We talk to Jeff Dorson with the Louisiana Humane Society about their “Be Kind to Animals 30-Day Challenge.”