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EPISODE · Aug 5, 2026 · 19 MIN

Hour 1: Why fewer people in Louisiana have health insurance

from WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

* Louisiana saw some of the biggest drops in health coverage through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. What does that mean for the larger healthcare industry in the state? We’ll talk to LSU New Orleans professor Walter “Dub” Lane. * New Orleans firefighters are warning of staffing shortages, with some companies being temporarily out of service. We’ll talk with Aaron Mischler, the president of the New Orleans Firefighters Union, about the problem.

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