Chuck Smith
Morning Edition Local Newscast Host & ProducerChuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.
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- Louisiana has had budget surpluses for the past six years but is among 10 states near the bottom in bond ratings.- A series of pending bills are aimed at providing Texans around $16 billion in property tax relief. -
Poll Reveals Two Candidates for LA Governor Nearly Neck and Neck
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- A recent poll among Louisiana voters revealed two candidates are nearly neck-and-neck in the Governor's race.- The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would define fentanyl poisoning as murder for purposes of prosecution and death certificates.- Arkansas lawmakers will consider a bill to ban Hemp products that contain Delta-8, a component of the psychoactive THC found in cannabis.
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Governor Edwards To Deny Industrial Tax Exemptions For Folgers Coffee
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- Governor John Bel Edwards has announced he will use his constitutional authority to deny the Industrial Tax Exemption Program applications by the Folgers Coffee company.- Texas has reopened a program to help people who are struggling financially to pay their rent.- Louisiana’s insurance commissioner Jim Donelson has decided not to run for reelection.
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- A special program to promote gulf wind turbine technology development in Louisiana was announced Monday.- A Texas education bill filed Friday contains language similar to Florida’s controversial Don’t Say Gay law.- The Texas Senate has advanced a bill to make illegal voting a felony again even if a person didn't know they were ineligible to vote.- Louisiana is among the top states in the nation for high gender-pay gap.
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Arkansas Lawmakers and Governor Favor Age Verification For Internet
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- AmTrak and the Southern Rail Commission will apply for federal funds to study passenger rail service between Meridian, Mississippi and Dallas and Fort Worth in Texas.- A Texas lawmaker wants to have all five Texas Juvenile Justice Depart youth prisons closed, citing excessive costs that he feel should be used for early intervention.- Texas school districts may get grants for training school employees and teachers to be armed on campus.- Governor Sanders of Arkansas supports a bill that would require internet users to verify their age for websites and apps.
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Abortion Exception Clarity Lawsuit and Heal Texans Act
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- Louisiana attorney general's office has asked a federal appeals court to formally end a 1992 federal court agreement voting rights advocates say is still needed to ensure Black voters have a voice in electing a justice.-Texas Department of Transportation is getting $407 million dollars to build out EV charging stations.- Retired Army Lt. General and environmental advocate Russell Honore' says the state needs more water and air monitoring for pollution along Louisiana's "Cancer Alley".
