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The National Guard and reserves now comprise more than one-third of the total U.S. military force, just as an April 2025 white paper reveals that an estimated 68% of those guard and reserve troops are overweight or obese." Click here for the report.
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State Climatologist Jay Grymes says more than one-third of Louisiana is rated at a high threat of fire danger. At least 11 burn bans had been declared statewide, mostly in Northwest and Central Louisiana as of Friday afternoon, October 17.
![Despite public statements that Arkansas school vouchers would lift up low-income students from failing schools, an EFA Transparency Report [pg. 8], released on September 20, 2023, just six months after Gov. Sanders had already signed the LEARNS Act, concluded that 95% of participating students, out of 4,795 in year one, had not attended public schools the previous year.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/78a5b12/2147483647/strip/true/crop/948x528+0+0/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F35%2Ff7%2F0094762c4ab3bab47206a282aab5%2Fvouchers-boy-alone-dark-hallway-photo-10-16-25.png)
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The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows much of Louisiana is abnormally dry. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says last week alone, 43 wildfires broke out which consumed 274 acres. -
The alleged violations under consideration question if these Republicans purposely and actively attempted to block GOP priorities during the 140 days of the 2025 Texas Regular Legislative Session. -
When you consider 1.6 million Louisiana residents, or a third of the state population, are Medicaid recipients, it’s little wonder why the program is budgeted to grow by $258.4 million per year under the change. -
Nearly half (46%) of U.S. farmers believe we are on the brink of a farm crisis, according to survey released by the National Corn Growers Association. And 65% are more concerned now about their farm financials than a year ago. -
The President says if legal challenges persist against national guard deployments, under certain conditions he threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, “if it was necessary.” -
Rep. Cleo Fields, D-6th Dist., bought a large amount of Oracle stocks just days before President Trump announced the technology giant would play a leading role in TikTok's pending U.S. spinoff from a Chinese Company. -
Dr. Loren Scott is forecasting nearly 75,000 job gains in the next two years in Louisiana, driven largely by an industrial construction boom, surpassing two million jobs overall statewide. -
Arkansas education leaders say under the new system, even families living at or just above the poverty line will face co-pays estimated at a hundred dollars per week per child. Officials fear that for many households with more than one child this cost quickly becomes unsustainable. -
Veteran call centers, including the Veterans Crisis Line, will continue to operate, as will suicide prevention programs and homelessness services. Texas is home to roughly a million and a half veterans. For a complete listing of VA Contingency Planning click here. -
Bright colors and big instruments came to the Red River Revel with SQUONK, the Avant Garde rock group from Pittsburgh.
