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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Louisiana becomes the first state in the country to hold car manufacturers legally liable in court for failing to comply with protective orders. -
Louisiana House Bill 479, aims to enhance the notification process to witnesses and crime victims. -
High poverty rates among children in all four states remain a common thread. Fears mount that cuts to the nation's social safety net of social services, like Medicaid and SNAP, will only worsen low child well-being in those states. -
According to data from the Homeland Security Investigations agency, all forms of cargo theft cost supply chains up to $35 billion each year. -
A major component of SB 14 includes banning certain artificial colors and additives in meals served in schools. -
Texas Senate Bill 16 passed the Senate on a party-line vote, but the bill never made it to the House floor for consideration. -
Disagreements between the Texas House and Senate stalled progress on the proposal over the weekend. -
The Trump administration has proposed cutting $308 million from the Essential Air Service program. The EAS program subsidizes airlines to serve regional airports. -
The Pilots win LSU Shreveport’s first-ever national title in any sport and claim their spot in history as the only undefeated men’s college baseball team in history. -
Texas House Bill 4 would replace STAAR with three shorter tests given throughout the year, offering results within 24 hours to help teachers adjust instruction.
