WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

* We’re at the halfway point of the year. How has crime, particularly violent crime, been in 2025 compared to 2024?

* You’ll soon be able to take a train from New Orleans to Mobile. We get all details, dates, and prices

You’ll soon be able to take a train from New Orleans to Mobile.

We get all details, dates, and prices from Knox Ross, Chairman of the Southern Rail Commission

We’re at the halfway point of the year. How has crime, particularly violent crime, been in 2025 compared to 2024?

We break it down with Ronal Serpas, Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola and former NOPD chief

* Parts of the New Orleans area are sinking faster than originally thought...and faster than other parts of the area, potentially bad news for our flood protection system.

* What customers need to know about Delta Utilities taking over natural gas in New Orleans

Delta Utilities is taking over as the natural gas provider in New Orleans.

We talk with Tim Poche, the CEO, about what customers can expect and what they need to know.

Parts of the New Orleans area are sinking faster than originally thought...and faster than other parts of the area, potentially bad news for our flood protection system.

Dr. Mead Allison, Professor in Tulane University's Department of River-Coastal Science and Engineering, breaks down his new study.

* The Senate passed the Big Beautiful Bill. What happens next?

* Getting an update on that area in the Gulf that could develop into something

The Senate passed their version of President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. What are the next steps? What's in it?

David Schultz, Professor of Political Science at Hamline University, joins us.

* Will the insurance package signed into law help Louisiana residents?

* How close is the Big Beautiful Bill to passing?

* Will hurricane forecasting be less accurate because of federal cuts?

* How does real-time ankle monitoring actually work?

* LSU and other schools can now start paying their players

* The Governor signed a number of insurance-related bills. We go over them

* Police officers in Milwaukee were ambushed on Friday and then firefighters were ambushed in Idaho on Sunday