WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

Tommy checks in with Dr. Mike Strain, Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry, about sugarcane, trade, and more.

Tommy talks with Senator Bill Cassidy about his work to Halt Fentanyl with his new bill and about President Trump and flood insurance.

Millions of dollars in business investment and real estate ownership is abandoning the Democratically run coast cities and moving to places including Florida, Texas and Tennessee. Let's discuss.

Redistricting, not a word that sounds all that sexy until you find out what it means for everything from Medicaid payments to tax rates. President Donald Trump pushes for Texas to gain five seats for the GOP, and here's what that would mean for the rest of us.

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According to a new Australian study: 5 seems to do the trick. They found that folks with an average of 5 close friends reported having the most positive emotional health, while people with 3 or fewer ‘besties’ experienced a rougher time with their mental state.

Dr. Judy Ho, a clinical & forensic neuropsychologist and host of the SuperCharged Life podcast, joins us.

* We talked to Sidney Torres...now we talk to Troy Henry about the French Quarter sanitation saga and get his side of the story.

* According to a new Australian study: 5 close friends seems to be the number you want

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Dave also spends some time with Troy Henry, Managing Partner at Henry Consulting, discussing the French Quarter Sanitation saga and why he's confident in his company and contract.

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* Ronal Serpas goes into continued issues at the New Orleans jail

* Sidney Torres comments about the French Quarter sanitation saga

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Dave spends some time with Sidney Torres, the CEO of IV Waste, discussing the French Quarter Sanitation saga and why his company is best-positioned for success.

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Dave talks with Ronal Serpas, Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola and a former NOPD chief, about continued issues at the New Orleans jail and about crime in the city.