WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

Tommy talks with Todd Belt, Professor and Director of the Political Management Program at George Washington University

* How to avoid becoming a victim of a crypto scam

* We've been hearing about ketamine...so what is it? What's it used for?

* Is there a tipping point when national debt becomes too great?

* How are prices at the grocery store looking?

* Storm surge is getting worse along the Gulf Coast

* How to make and keep friendships as an adult

* Is storm surge getting worse along the Gulf Coast?

* How do you handle a break-up like an adult? Or the end of a friendship?

How do you handle a break-up like an adult? Or the end of a friendship?

We talk with our friend, Dr. Judy Ho, a licensed clinical therapist.

Is storm surge getting worse along the Gulf Coast?

We talk to former Princeton research DJ Rasmussen about what his new study found.

* Crypto-related scams have been popping up more in Louisiana, costing people thousands of dollars.

* We’ve been seeing mentions of ketamine in the news...so what actually is it? Are there legitimate uses for it? How easily can it be abused?

We’ve been seeing mentions of ketamine in the news...so what actually is it? Are there legitimate uses for it? How easily can it be abused?

We break it down with Dr. Britney Lambert, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at LSU Health New Orleans

Crypto-related scams have been popping up more in Louisiana, costing people thousands of dollars.

We go over what to watch for and how to avoid becoming a victim with Alex Hamerstone, Director of advisory solutions for TrustedSec

Is there a tipping point when our national debt will start to hurt the economy and our pocketbooks?

We spend some time with Robert Pozen from MIT about what his research says and what impacts we could see.

* Has your grocery bill kept going up? Have you changed what you buy because of the costs?

* The legislative session ends Thursday. We recap some of the big issues lawmakers have tackled...and what they’re still working on in the final days.