WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

We take another look at the toll text scams that have been going around and how you can spot what’s legit and what’s fake

Alex Hamerstone, Director of advisory solutions for TrustedSec, joins us.

Pope Leo XIV has ties to New Orleans. We take a look at his family's history with the city with Jari Honora from the Historic New Orleans Collection.

* What we can expect from Pope Leo XIV's papacy

* Managing Your Money With Mark Rosa

Tommy talks to Mark Rosa, President and CEO of Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union.

Tommy talks with Michael Pasquier, Associate Dean in LSU’s College of Humanities & Social Sciences and a professor of Religious Studies and History, about Pope Leo XIV.

* We have a new pope! Pope Leo XIV is the first American pope. What can we expect from him?

* LSU baseball has a huge series in Baton Rouge against a top 5 Arkansas team. We break down the match-ups and how the Tigers are looking with the postseason almost here.

Tommy and WWL.com columnist Jeff Palermo discuss LSU's match-up and a top 5 Arkansas team.

Tommy talks with Fr. Bruce Morrill, Distinguished Professor of Theology at Vanderbilt University and holds the Edward A. Malloy Chair in Roman Catholic Studies and a Jesuit priest, about the new pope, Leo XIV.

* Why do movies make us feel the way they do?

* What we can learn about the new Saints at rookie minicamp

* The screwworms are coming! What the heck are those?

* How crawfish farming works

* High blood pressure is one of the most common chronic health conditions

* How movie editing can lead us to feel different ways

Why do movies make us feel the way they do? How do they draw us in and tell a story? We’ll have some fun and talk about the psychology of movies and filmmaking with James Cutting, the Susan Linn Sage Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department at Cornell University