Jeff Ferrell
News Director/Producer - (318) 349-1722 (mobile); jeffrey.ferrell@lsus.eduOriginally from the Pacific Northwest, and a graduate of the University of Washington, Jeff began his on-air broadcasting career 36 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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Texas Health and Human Services wants the state to fund the costs of turning 600 part-timers into full-time employees to help process the mountain of SNAP and Medicaid applications stacking up in state offices. -
Arkansas opioid overdose deaths have plummeted since the initiative began in the summer of 2023, down an estimated 50% according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). -
The unprecedented move would undoubtedly send shock waves through the world of college sports. The controversy stems from a dispute over player eligibility once they have signed an NFL contract. -
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has received more than 23 million total contacts (calls, texts, and chats) across the U.S. since its launch in July 2022. -
Board members disregarded pleas from Muslims that schools should teach how people of Islamic faith positively contributed to world history. (Updated from morning) -
Texas election officials say voters will have to update their addresses by October 5, 2026 or face additional paperwork on election day, November 3, before they can cast their ballot. -
Anyone convicted of violating the law could face up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine. Landry says claiming you did not know the law is not a defense. -
The Louisiana Democratic Party endorsed Union Parish farmer Conrad Cable for the 4th Congressional District as their choice against incumbent Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson. The 4th District covers northwestern and western parts of the state. -
Public scrutiny has mounted against Flock cameras, which photograph license plates and collect vehicle information that police can search during investigations. -
The federal government views fertilizer as a strategic industry, comparable to semiconductors and critical minerals because, as U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently stated, "Food security is national security."
