WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

Illegal dumping has been a problem in New Orleans, and Councilmember Eugene Green has helped spearhead an effort to crack down on it.

* "Out of control." "Pay employees better." Those are just two of the responses in a recent survey about tipping culture

* An update on the situation in the Middle East between Iran, Israel, and the US

We get an update on the situation in the Middle East between Iran, Israel, and the US.

Bruce Jentleson, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at Duke University, who previously worked in the State Department and on the Middle East peace process, joins us.

"Out of control." "Pay employees better." Those are just two of the responses in a recent survey about tipping culture.

We break down the report with Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman.

Have you changed how and when you tip?

Why do we talk the way we do? How do dialects form? Why do people in different parts of the country call a soft drink different things?

Valerie Fridland, Professor of linguistics and author of Like Literally Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English, joins us.

* Qualifying for New Orleans elections is over. We break down the races

* We also break down how the Pelicans have been looking in the Summer League

We break down how the Pelicans have been looking in the Summer League with Oleh Kosel, a credentialed NBA writer covering the Pelicans

Qualifying for New Orleans elections is over.

We break down the state of the mayoral race with WWL Louisiana political analyst Clancy Dubos.

We talk with Glade Bilby with the French Quarter Management District about a building that partially collapsed on Thursday and the importance of investing in our historic architecture.

The City Council approved a plan to pay for the $90 million in settlements the city owes. We'll get the details from Councilmember Joe Giarrusso.

We also discuss parking enforcement in New Orleans.