WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

Glass Half Full is a local company that helps people recycle their glass products...and helps save our coast.

Franziska Trautmann, co-founder and CEO of Glass Half Full, joins us.

A recent study found high levels of heavy metals in vapes. How unhealthy are they for us? And how big of a problem is youth vaping? We’ll break it down with Dr. Corey Hebert, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine

* Would pharmaceutical tariffs be healthy or harmful for us?

* Why are the mosquitoes so bad in Louisiana?

Why are the mosquitoes so bad in Louisiana? Why do we have so many other bugs that bite? We talk with Aaron Ashbrook, assistant professor of urban/peri-urban entomology at LSU, about it.

President Trump has promised pharmaceutical tariffs. What would that mean for our healthcare supply chains...and the cost we pay as patients?

Prashant Yadav, a healthcare supply chain expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins us.

* What to know about credit reports, credit freezes, and credit scores

* Raw sewage leaks in St. Tammany are a problem. A Councilman wants to fix it

* How have the Saints defensive backs been looking?

* Another day, another data breach. What to know about protecting yoru info

* How have the Saints defensive backs been looking?

* RFK is cutting funding for mRNA vaccines. What will the impacts be?

We spend some time with credit expert John Ulzheimer for tips for building or repairing your credit score, what to know about credit freezes with all these data breaches, what number you should be aiming for, and bust some credit myths

* Another day, another data breach. A new app was hacked and personal information – including driver’s licenses – was leaked. We get the details

* The Trump administration is slashing funding for developing mRNA vaccines. We explain what those are and what the impacts of the move could be

The Trump administration is slashing funding for developing mRNA vaccines. We explain what those are and what the impacts of the move could be with Dr. MarkAlain Dery, a highly respected infectious disease specialist with extensive experience in public health and epidemiology.

A new app was hacked and personal information – including driver’s licenses – was leaked. We get the details - and tips on staying safe - from Alex Hamerstone, Director of advisory solutions for TrustedSec