WWL First News with Tommy Tucker
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Tommy's Weekend Winners: Still plenty college basketball to take advantage of
Tommy talks with JR from Taking Vegas.
French Quarter restaurants need your help
Tommy and Ian McNulty, who covers food and dining culture for The Times Picayune | New Orleans Advocate, go over some great places in the Quarter to check out.
French Quarter restaurants hurt by construction that's dragging on
The ongoing construction in the French Quarter has been hurting businesses. We talk with Katie Bandit, an assistant manager at French Toast, about how it’s impacted them.
What "peanut butter" raises are, why they're unfair
Nearly half of companies are giving “peanut butter” raises: small, across the board pay bumps instead of of giving out raises based on merit. Is that the right way to handle it? Sarah Eppink, leadership coach and a talent development expert
Do we need to crack down on walking while distracted?
Louisiana State Representative Mike Bayham wants to crackdown on distracted pedestrians and has profiled a bill to fine people who are staring at their phones while using a crosswalk. We talk with him about it.
How YOU can help keep Louisiana beautiful
The Keep American Beautiful Conference is underway in New Orleans. We’ll talk with Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser about fighting litter and keeping our state beautiful.
Teen girls are more likely to suffer ACL injuries. But there's a way to drastically help
ACL tears in teens playing sports have increased in recent years, and the rate has skyrocketed for teen girls. Why? And is there a simple fix to reduce the risk? We’ll talk with Andre Labbe, an orthopedics specialist with more than 30 years of experience in physical therapy. He currently serves as an instructor for the School of Medicine at Tulane University and is the Director of Rehabilitation and Return-to-Play for Tulane Athletics
Will LSU baseball bounce back after their first loss of the season?
We preview LSU baseball’s weekend games against Dartmouth and Northeastern as the Tigers look to bounce back from a loss to McNeese State. WWL.com columnist Jeff Palermo joins us.
BONUS: Why is it so dang hard to drop bad habits?
How to psychologically give up a bad habit at Lent or any other time with Dr. Judy O of supercharged life podcast with Tommy Tucker at WWL and more.
Full Show 2-26-27: The good and bad of AI, a charge in the death of a JPSO deputy, and more
* Do AI data centers offer a big opportunity...or a big risk for Louisiana? * A person was charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a JPSO deputy * Allergy season is on its way. Here's what you need to know * What does the data say about noncitizens voting? * Louisiana is among the worst for women's and children's health. Why? * There are a lot of burn bans ongoing. Here's what you need to know
Hour 4: AI data centers...a big opportunity or big risk for Louisiana?
* Amazon plans to spend $12 billion in Louisiana on AI data centers. So what exactly do data centers do? How big of an opportunity does the state have? * We’ll talk with Alaina Di Laura with the Alliance for Affordable Energy about their concerns over data centers.