Jeff Ferrell
News Director/ProducerOriginally from the Pacific Northwest, and a graduate of the University of Washington, Jeff began his on-air broadcasting career 33 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, 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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This lithium summit is billed as a “premier gathering of industry leaders, policymakers, and investors focused on the state’s growing role in the global lithium economy.” -
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.
