WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

Tommy and WWL.com columnist Jeff Palermo break down LSU baseball's 7-1 win over Oklahoma and preview the rest of the series. Plus, the Lady Tigers begin their NCAA Tournament run today. Here's what to know

* How should the Sewerage and Water Board be governed? Should New Orleans officials have more control? * The Louisiana Crawfish Boil Championships are this Saturday. We’ll get all the details

* We’ll check in with New Orleans City Councilmember Eugene Green about the Sewerage and Water Board’s plans to address our aging infrastructure. * The CPRA approved their $1.5 billion annual plan to protect our coast. We go over it

* The Fed is keeping interest rates unchanged for now. We’ll break down their decision * A federal judge blocked changes to the childhood vaccine schedule We’ll go over what the schedule is and why we know it’s safe

* How are Americans feeling about President Trump? What about Congress and the Republican and Democratic parties? * Checking in with Ag Commissioner Mike Strain

The championships are this Saturday. Let's get the details. Scott Walker, chairman of the Louisiana Crawfish Boil Championships, and Silvana Collins, director of Advancement at Immaculate Conception School, join us.

How should the Sewerage and Water Board be governed? Should New Orleans officials have more control? We talk with Becky Mowbray, President and CEO of BGR, about what BGR said in a report a couple years ago that’s as relevant as ever now.

We’ll check in with New Orleans City Councilmember Eugene Green about the Sewerage and Water Board’s plans to address our aging infrastructure.

We go over it with Simone Maloz, the campaign director for the Restore the Mississippi River Delta Coalition.

We get the details from Christina Giambrone, director of development at Manning Family Children's.

A federal judge blocked changes to the childhood vaccine schedule We’ll go over what the schedule is and why we know it’s safe with Dr. Corey Hebert, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine.

The Fed is keeping interest rates unchanged for now. We’ll break down their decision with Stephen Kates, a Bankrate financial analyst.

Tommy talks with Mike Strain, Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry, about the drought and the challenges crawfish farmers are facing.

How are Americans feeling about President Trump? What about Congress and the Republican and Democratic parties? We’ll break it all down Todd Belt, Professor and Director of the Political Management Program at George Washington University.

64% of workers over the age of 50 feel workplace discrimination and 1 in ten feel like they've been passed over because of age. Learn more, plus get the latest economic numbers and discover how AI is making it harder for job seekers and hiring managers to find the right fit.

* Do you struggle with all the streaming options out there? Listen to this * Is Cam Jordan close to making a decision? Who is the Saints new RB? * Bill Cassidy, John Fleming, Julia Letlow - do any have a clear lead? * Who benefits from pharmacy benefit managers? * Is development in Louisiana booming? * What do people want to see with the redevelopment of West End?

* We’ll break down the Saints latest signing - running back Ty Chandler - and get the latest on what Cam Jordan has said about his free agency. * Who's leading in the Louisiana senate race?

* We’ll check in with Northshore representative Stephanie Berault about how the session is going and some of the bills she’s working on. * We’ll continue our conversation about redeveloping West End and check in with Jefferson Parish Councilmember Hans Liljeberg.

One of the issues this legislative session will be about pharmacy benefit managers. So what are they actually, and how do they work? We’ll spend an hour with Walter “Dub” Lane, Associate Professor of Economics & Finance at UNO, diving into it.

Have you cut the cord? How do you decide which streaming services are worth it? Is it tougher for sports fans? We’ll sort it all out with Kourtnee Jackson, CNET Senior Streaming Editor.

We’ll break down the Saints latest signing - running back Ty Chandler - and get the latest on what Cam Jordan has said about his free agency with Jeff Nowak.

What's the state of the Louisiana senate race? Do any of the candidates have a clear lead? Pearson Cross, Professor of Political Science at ULM, joins us.

We’ll check in with Northshore representative Stephanie Berault about how the session is going and some of the bills she’s working on.

We’ll continue our conversation about redeveloping West End and check in with Jefferson Parish Councilmember Hans Liljeberg.

* Gas prices are up, up, up - and it's almost entirely due to the Iran war * How the Irish helped build the city and culture of New Orleans * Creeps are using smart glasses to secretly record women * Are we getting closer to redeveloping West End? * 50+ civilian employees of NOPD will face furloughs. What'll the impact be? * How the war with Iran is helping Russia

* Are we getting closer to redeveloping West End? We’ll talk to New Orleans CAO Joe Giarrusso about what the Moreno administration is working on. * How important is it for adult children to have their parents’ approval? And what about parents having their adult kid’s approval? We’ll spend some time with Dr. Judy Ho, a licensed clinical therapist.

* Over 50 civilian staffers for the NOPD will face furloughs this year as the city aims to fix the budget mess. We’ll talk about the impact that’ll have * It’s St. Patrick’s Day! We’ll talk with Laura Kelley, a Tulane professor and author of “The Irish in New Orleans,” about the history of the day and the Irish community in our area.

* Creeps using smart glasses to secretly record women are on the rise. And State Representative Laurie Schlegel wants to try and address it. We’ll talk with her about her bill. * The US lifted some sanctions on Russian oil due to the war with Iran. What are the other ways the war is impacting Putin and Russia? We’ll break it down * The 2nd Annual New Orleans Bayou Bluegrass Festival is this weekend. We'll get all the details

* What is the SAVE Act, and why has President Trump been pushing it? We’ll break it down * We'll get the latest on oil and gas prices and what we're paying at the pump with Patrick De Haan, the chief petroleum analyst for Gas Buddy.

How important is it for adult children to have their parents’ approval? And what about parents having their adult kid’s approval? We spend some time with Dr. Judy Ho, a licensed clinical therapist.

Are we getting closer to redeveloping West End? We’ll talk to New Orleans CAO Joe Giarrusso about what the Moreno administration is working on.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We talk with Laura Kelley, a Tulane professor and author of “The Irish in New Orleans,” about the history of the day and the Irish community in our area.

Over 50 civilian staffers for the NOPD will face furloughs this year as the city aims to fix the budget mess. We’ll talk about the impact that’ll have with Rafael Goyeneche, President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission.

We talk with State Representative Laurie Schlegel about this issue and her proposed bill.

We get all the details from Nathan Rizzuti, a digital content producer here at Audacy and a bluegrass artist.

The US lifted some sanctions on Russian oil due to the war with Iran. What are the other ways the war is impacting Putin and Russia? We’ll break it down with Brian Taylor, Director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. His most recent book is “Russian Politics: A Very Short Introduction”

We'll get the latest on oil and gas prices and what we're paying at the pump with Patrick De Haan, the chief petroleum analyst for Gas Buddy.

What is the SAVE Act, and why has President Trump been pushing it? We’ll break it down with David Schultz, Professor of Political Science at Hamline University.

* Geller: Really love the Saints free agent additions * How determined is Iran to keep fighting on? * LSU baseball had a rough weekend. Here's what happened * The legislative session is a week old. Here's what we've seen so far * Recreational alligator hunting in Louisiana? It could be coming

* A new bill would create a recreational alligator hunting season in Louisiana, with a $50 lottery. We’ll talk about it with Don Dubuc. * We’ll check in with our sports director Steve Geller for the latest on free agency and what we’ve heard from the new Saints.

* Some Louisiana lawmakers want to change Louisiana medical malpractice laws. We’ll explain what’s going on…and what actually counts as medical malpractice. * An Iranian group launched a cyber attack against a US medical device company. We’ll explain what happened

* We’ll get an update on the war with Iran * Bank On It, financial insights you can count on with Jason Shields, the COO of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

We’ll check in with our sports director Steve Geller for the latest on free agency and what we’ve heard from the new Saints.

A new bill would create a recreational alligator hunting season in Louisiana, with a $50 lottery. We’ll talk about it with Don Dubuc.

An Iranian group launched a cyber attack against a US medical device company, Stryker. We’ll explain what happened with Alex Hamerstone, director of advisory solutions for TrustedSec

Some Louisiana lawmakers want to change Louisiana medical malpractice laws. We’ll explain what’s going on…and what actually counts as medical malpractice with Loyola law professor Dane Ciolino.

Bank On It, financial insights you can count on with Jason Shields, the COO of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust

We get an update on the war with Iran, what the US has been doing, and how Iran has been responding with Lindsay Cohn, Visiting Associate at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs.

We get an update on how the first week of the legislative session has gone with Jeremy Alford, editor and publisher of LaPolitics Weekly.