Lytt til WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

* Drago's owner on having Tyler Shough eat his first New Orleans meal there * Why Gordon Dove doesn't think the Mid-Barataria project is the way to go * Why this expert thinks the Mid-Barataria is the way to go * What kind of weather can we expect for the second weekend of Jazz Fest? * Ag Commissioner Mike Strain on food prices, Louisiana seafood, and more * Sheriff Hutson explains why upcoming tax renewal is so important

Tommy spends the 9am hour talking first with Gordon Dove, the Chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, and then Simone Maloz, Campaign director for Restore the Mississippi River Delta, about the Mid-Baratarian Sediment Diversion project.

We talk with Simone Miloz with the Restore the Mississippi River Delta coalition about her take on the Mid-Barataria project.

We continue our conversation with Gordon Dove, the chairman of the Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority, about the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion.

* What was it like having Tyler Shough have his first New Orleans meal at Drago's? * We check in with Keith Spera with the Times Picayune to preview the second weekend of Jazz Fest. * We break down LSU baseball’s upcoming road series against Texas A&M.