WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

* Should LSU be the #1 team in the nation?

* Bobby Hebert's biggest questions for the Saints

* New Orleans is facing a $100 million deficit. How? And how do we fix it?

* We're facing another government shutdown. Will Congress do anything?

* French Quarter construction project is needed...but causing headaches

* Are we investing enough in our early childhood educators?

* LSU is #3 in the country now! Should they be even higher?

* We alk with Bobby Hebert about what he’s optimistic and pessimistic about with the Saints as the season opener gets closer.

We talk with Bobby Hebert about what he’s optimistic and pessimistic about with the Saints as the season opener gets closer.

LSU is #3 in the country now!

We go over the new rankings and what Brian Kelly said in his press conferencec with Koki Riley, LSU beat writer for The Advocate

* Former NOPD chief Ronal Serpas on self-defense/stand your ground

* New Orleans is facing a budget deficit of over $100 million. How do we fix that?

New Orleans is facing a budget deficit of over $100 million. How do we fix that?

We talk with City Council budget chair Joe Giarrusso.

Tommy and Ronal Serpas, Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola and a former NOPD chief, talk about stand your ground laws and when self-defense applies.

* French Quarter construction project is causing headaches for some

* Are we investing enough in early childhood educators in Louisiana? What are some of the biggest challenges they’re facing?

Are we investing enough in early childhood educators in Louisiana? What are some of the biggest challenges they’re facing?

Mattilyn Karst Batson, Research and Policy Director for the Louisiana Policy Institute of Children, joins us.

French Quarter construction project is causing headaches for some.

We check in with Erin Holmes with the Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents, and Associates about some of the complaints...and why the project is necessary.