How LSU suffered their first loss of the season
LSU baseball dropped their first game of the season, a 7-6 loss to McNeese State. Jeff Palermo, WWL.com columnist and Louisiana Network News Director, breaks down how it happened.
Is there any real appetite to get the US debt & deficit under control?
Dave Cohen in for Tommy.
What’s the state of America’s debt and deficit? Are we making any progress in the short-term or long-term? Do any politicians even care? We’ll take a look at it with Chris Towner from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
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The Mardi Gras rail service has been a bigger success than anyone anticipated
How did the Mardi Gras service between New Orleans and Mobile do during Mardi Gras season? How have the first six months gone? We talk with Knox Ross, the chairman of the Southern Rail Commission.
We know how many NOPD officers we need. Can we afford it?
Tommy and Ronal Serpas, Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice at Loyola and a former NOPD chief, talk about NOPD staffing levels.
Are tensions with Iran impacting the oil & gas industry and prices at the pump?
What could tensions with Iran mean for the oil and gas industry and the price you pay at the pump? What if there's a military strike? We break it down Greg Upton, Director of LSU's Center for Energy Studies.
Joe Giarrusso: New Orleans "still in the emergency room" on fixing budget crisis
We get an update on the New Orleans budget situation and what progress the Moreno administration has made on getting it fixed with Joe Giarrusso, the CAO.
Is President Trump's insistence on tariffs the way to go?
What tariffs are in place right now after the recent Supreme Court ruling? We’ll get the rundown with Walter “Dub” Lane, Associate Professor of Economics & Finance at UNO.
Did President Trump make a persuasive case in the State of the Union?
We recap the State of the Union with Todd Belt, Professor and Director of the Political Management Program at George Washington University. How would YOU grade the state of our union?
BONUS: People are going for gold amid economic uncertainty
With gold at an all-time high, is it time to dump your other investments? Bruce Halprin, Wealth Enhancement Group with Vineeta Sawkar of WCCO News Talk. Desperate job seekers also turn to ‘reverse recruiters’ Dave Frisco…
Hour 4: How important the NFL combine is and learning what's happening in Mexico
* Tommy and Mike Detillier discuss the NFL combine and how much we can learn from it * What is going on in Mexico with the cartels? We'll get the details from Karol Suarez, a journalist based in Mexico City.
Hour 3: Dealing with bugs and dealing with boil water advisories
* As things start to warm up, what does that mean for the bugs we start seeing more of? And how can we keep them out of our homes and yards? * We’ll spend some time with Jay Morris, the COO and co-owner of Juan’s Flying…
Hour 2: How to deal with Iran and how to help animals in Louisiana
* We’ll continue to bring you the latest with what’s going on with Iran with Kian Tajbaksh, a professor at NYU who was actually a political prisoner in Iran. * The New Orleans budget crisis is affecting a number of organ…
What the heck is going on in Mexico?
What is going on in Mexico with the cartels? We'll get the details from Karol Suarez, a journalist based in Mexico City.
Hour 1: The state of the economy and the state of crawfish
* We’ll check in with Todd Fontenot with the LSU Ag Center about how crawfish season is shaping up and what he’s been hearing from crawfish farmers. * President Trump is doubling down on his tariffs after the Supreme Cou…
How much can we learn from the NFL combine?
The NFL combine is underway, and free agency is just weeks away. What’s the state of the Saints quarterback and running back rooms? Tommy talks with Mike Detillier, WWL NFL analyst and co-host of Sports Talk