WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

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Tommy Tucker takes on the days' breaking headlines, plus weather, sports, traffic and more

  1. 2D AGO

    Full Show 5-22-26: Roadwork good news, Table Talk, and an amazing recovery journey

    * New Orleans is expecting some good news on roadwork projects * Table Talk: Hidden gems and upscale options * A jockey went from suffering an injury in New Orleans to winning the Preakness. Here's how he did it * Some Republicans are pushing back on President Trump. Why? * The 800,000+ no party voters in LA could be locked out of primaries

    1h 28m

  2. 2D AGO

    Hour 3: From an ankle injury to winning the Preakness, with a New Orleans twist

    Paco Lopez suffered an ankle injury during a race at the Fairgrounds just months before he went to win the Preakness. Here's how he did it.

    20 min

  3. 2D AGO

    Hour 2: Good news for New Orleans and potentially more voting changes for Louisiana

    * The new closed primaries caused some confusion at the polls, and there could be even more changes if a bill passes that could prevent the over 800,000 people registered as no party from voting in primaries at all. * New Orleans leaders expect federal officials will approve an extension on the massive roadwork program around the city.

    18 min

  4. 2D AGO

    Hour 1: Republicans going against Trump and the many benefits of coastal restoration

    * Congressional Republicans are going against President Trump’s wishes to fund his ballroom and an “anti-weaponization” fund. We’ll explain with political scientist Todd Belt * Today is International Day of Biological Diversity which helps raise awareness around biodiversity issues. We’ll check in with Alisha Renfro, a coastal scientist with Restore the Mississippi River Delta, about the work going on around the state.

    19 min

  5. 2D AGO

    Table Talk: Hidden gems and upscale restaurants

    Guillory’s in Metairie - New Orleans-style tamales, fried chicken, and more Leni’s in downtown New Orleans: go before they close on May 29 - They’ve been around more than 50 years and are a part of the fabric of the restaurant scene Tana - an upscale Italian option for you with an amazing wine list Crustacean Club - a new French Quarter restaurant with an oyster bar that’s a seafood lover’s dream "Table Talk" your weekly trip arond New Orleans food & restaurant scene underwritten by: Loop Linen & Uniform - where great service starts with clean linens for almost 100 years!

    31 min

  6. 2D AGO

    How this jockey got back in the saddle after an ankle injury to win the Preakness

    We’ll talk with jockey Paco Lopez about recovering from his ankle injury to go on to win the Preakness, what it’s like being a jockey, and the physical demands they face.

    10 min

  7. 2D AGO

    How a New Orleans doctor helped the Preakness-winning jockey get back in the saddle

    Jockey Paco Lopez suffered an ankle injury during a race at the Fairgrounds months before he won the Preakness. We talk with Dr. Robert Zura, department head of orthopaedic surgery at LSU Health New Orleans, who operated on Lopez's ankle.

    10 min

  8. 2D AGO ·  BONUS

    Is good news on the way for roadwork projects in New Orleans?

    New Orleans leaders expect federal officials will approve an extension on the massive roadwork program around the city. Steve Nelson, Deputy CAO for infrastructure and Director of Public Works for New Orleans, joins us.

    8 min
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