WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

Dave Cohen in for Tommy.

What the World War II Museum is doing to commemorate Memorial Day.

Dave talks with Dr. Michael Bell, Executive director of the Museum’s Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy. He's also a retired Army colonel

* Recapping LSU's win over Texas A&M and the loss to Ole Miss. How are the Tigers looking for the NCAA Tournament?

* What happened with MISO, the load shed, and the power outages?

Dave Cohen in for Tommy.

What happened with MISO, the load shed, and the power outages on Sunday?

Dave talks with Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis

Dave Cohen in for Tommy.

Dave talks with WWL.co columnist Jeff Palermo about LSU baseball's performance in the SEC Tournament and how they're looking for the NCAA Tournament.

* How New Orleans restaurants are trying to survive the summer months

* We've learned more about the failures before and after the prison escape

* Could the Fair Grounds end up with a local owner?

* Should the new weight-loss drugs be covered by Medicare and Medicaid?

* Managing Your Money with Mark Rosa: Understanding credit ratings

* Care, custody, and control are the objectives for OPSO

* Many New Orleans restaurants struggle in the summer months. Here's how some are trying to survive

* Getting the run down on the Memorial Day events at the World War II Museum

We’ll get the un down on the Memorial Day events at the World War II Museum with Dr. Maggie Hartley, Director of Public Engagement for the National World War II Museum

Tommy and Ian McNulty, who covers food and dining culture for The Times Picayune | New Orleans Advocate, discuss the troubles many restaurants have and why it's so important to frequent your favorite places.

Tommy wonders if we'd be better off if smartphones all went away.

What do you think?

* We continue our conversation about what the future could hold for the Fair Grounds and two potential buyers if the current owner decides to pull out.

* Jason Williams says the sheriff’s office waited nearly a week to test the jail cell for forensics and only did so after his office requested it.