Jeffrey Ferrell
News Director/ProducerOriginally from the Pacific Northwest, and a graduate of the University of Washington, Jeff began his on-air broadcasting career 35 years ago in the Black Hills of South Dakota as a general assignment reporter.
Jeff has worked in several regions of the country, from the Great Plains to the Midwest… and from the northeast to the southwest, before coming to Shreveport back in 2000 with his wife and four kids, where they have lived ever since.
Throughout his more than three decades of news reporting, Jeff has covered everything from the crack cocaine epidemic of the early ‘90s outside Chicago, to prolonged droughts in Oklahoma and paralyzing blizzards in Pennsylvania… and from devastating gulf coast hurricanes to severe flooding.
Jeff graduated with a master’s degree in history from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston in March 2023, and had just entered into a doctoral program until Red River Radio came calling, with a great opportunity to serve as news director at the public radio network.
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Experts say the backing of Christian nationalists behind Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Republican Senate contest is particularly strong. A Paxton victory could give Christian nationalists even more clout nationwide. -
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who represents Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District, posted on his X account, “I’m incredibly grateful for the brave members of law enforcement who acted quickly to protect all of us.” -
The latest case was reported just 60 miles from the U.S. border. The flesh-eating screwworm fly larvae poses a grave threat to the livestock industry. -
The Arkansas State House already voted 92-to-0 April 16, to increase the amount $75-dollars, from $600 to $675. Senate vote comes next. -
As the circumstances surrounding the mass shooting become more clear, issues of mental health and domestic violence rise as key factors in the case. Many are asking if this tragedy had clear warning signs which could have helped prevent the violence. -
Authorities in Shreveport, Louisiana, continue investigating the shooting deaths of eight children. Police say the killings were tied to domestic violence.
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Shreveport police identify Shamar Elkins as gunman involved in the killing of eight children, seven were his own children according to authorities. -
Arkansas Act 84, enacted into law in 2023, allows certain insurers to offer family leave insurance as voluntary for an employer to offer. It is that provision which makes unavailable for most workers in Arkansas. -
New research reveals Texas data centers could consume up to 161 billion gallons of water a year by 2030. Such an amount would represent 2.7% of yearly water use in Texas. -
Interest in Meals on Wheels has led to more people signing up, and getting on the growing waiting list, as anxiety grows at equal pace on questions of what the economic future holds for all of us.
