WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

* We keep inching closer to another government shutdown. What are the hold-ups this time?

* The head of the Congressional Budget Office says tariffs are fueling inflation. Is that the case?

The head of the Congressional Budget Office says tariffs are fueling inflation. Is that the case?

We try to sort it out with Patrick Penfield, Professor of Supply Chain Practice at Syracuse University.

We keep inching closer to another government shutdown. What are the hold-ups to funding the government this time?

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

* How LSU beat Florida

* It was not a good defensive performance for the Saints against the 49ers

* Having the National Guard in New Orleans would help, crime expert says

* Bank On It: Weakening job market, inflation, and the Fed

* Spencer Rattler is 0-8 as a starter...but he played his best game yet

* Billy Nungesser on the National Guard, tourism, and attracting visitors

Dave Cohen in for Tommy.

The Trump administration could deploy 1,000 National Guard troops to New Orleans to address crime. Would you support that? Would it impact tourism one way or the other? Dave takes your calls and checks in with Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser.

* Who has benefitted the most from school voucher programs?

* Could 1,000 National Guard troops clean up crime in New Orleans in two weeks?

Dave Cohen in for Tommy Tucker.

Dave talks with Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, about the possibility the Trump administration could send 1,000 National Guard troops to New Orleans

Dave Cohen in for Tommy Tucker.

Dave talks with Gabriel Olivier, a graduate student in the Department of Economics at Tulane University, about what his research has found.

* Recapping LSU's win over Florida

* Bank On It, financial insights you can count on with Jason Shields, the COO of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

Bank On It, financial insights you can count on with Jason Shields, the COO of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust