WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

It’s National Maritime Month! We’ll celebrate New Orleans’s maritime industry with Hugh “Skip” Lambert of Lambert Zainey

* Talking with former NOPD chief Ronal Serpas about what happened and about the state of crime in the New Orleans area

* Checking back in with State Representative Mike Bayham about the session and his bill regarding the Attorney General’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit.

Checking back in with State Representative Mike Bayham about the session and his bill regarding the Attorney General’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit.

We’ll talk with former NOPD chief Ronal Serpas about Sheriff Susan Hutson and what happened with the jail break

* The escape has already impacted the sheriff’s race, with current Sheriff Susan Hutson temporarily suspending her campaign

* We’ll check in with Eric Smith with Tulane’s Institute of Energy summer gas prices, energy demand, and how the oil and gas industry is doing.

Checking in with Eric Smith with Tulane’s Institute of Energy summer gas prices, energy demand, and how the oil and gas industry is doing.

The jail escape has already impacted the sheriff’s race, with current Sheriff Susan Hutson temporarily suspending her campaign.

We talk about that and how it could affect the mayoral race with Rosalind Cook, Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Tulane

* We’ll take a dive into the Big Beautiful Bill. What’s in it? How would it impact our debt and deficit?

* What needs to go into converting the Qatari plane into Air Force One and make it safe and secure?

What needs to go into converting the Qatari plane gifted to the US into Air Force One and make it safe and secure?

Tommy talks with Richard Aboulafia, Managing director of AeroDynamic Advisory. He's an expert in military aircraft

We take a dive into the Big Beautiful Bill. What’s in it? How would it impact our debt and deficit?

Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, joins Tommy