WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

We recap the first day of Saints minicamp with the Voice of the Saints, Mike Hoss. Who stood out?

What’s it like to work in an oyster hatchery, researching oysters as a job? We’ll talk with Elizabeth Robinson, the Director of the Louisiana Sea Grant Oyster Research Laboratory, about the work she does and about off-bottom oysters.

We spend the hour talking about a new survey showing increases in satisfaction with NOPD and how people view the crime situation in New Orleans

We talk with Melanie Talia, President and CEO of New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation, about a rise in satisfaction with NOPD and how they've made those strides forward.

Tommy talks with Ronal Serpas, Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola and a former NOPD chief, about a new survey on NOPD and crime and safety in New Orleans.

Some are worried about the energy required for Meta’s data center in northeast Louisiana, especially after the recent brownout.

Entergy is not.

We get into it with both sides.

Entergy has a plan to provide enough power for everybody with Meta's data center coming to Louisiana, and they're confident customers won't see costs passed on to them.

Laura Beauchamp, Vice President of Resource Planning for Entergy Louisiana, joins us.

Some are worried about the energy required for Meta’s data center in northeast Louisiana, especially after the recent brownout.

Jackson Voss, the Climate Policy Coordinator for the Alliance for Affordable Energy, joins us.

* We’ll get the latest on that Big Beautiful Bill, what changes the Senate could make, and what’s likely to end up happening

* Clean energy industries like wind, solar, hydrogen, and others are bringing billions of dollars to Louisiana...but President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill could put all that in jeopardy

Clean energy industries like wind, solar, hydrogen, and others are bringing billions of dollars to Louisiana...but President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill could put all that in jeopardy.

We break down how this could impact the state with Greg Upton, Director of LSU's Center for Energy Studies