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Thursday, August 24, 2023. The U.S. ranks highest of any developed nation for infant mortality, and Louisiana's infant mortality rate is the second worst in the U.S., followed by Mississippi. Louisiana also has a high rate of maternal mortality. Andrea Gallo, reporter for The Advocate in Baton Rouge, recently took a deep dive into this issue.

No Easy answers to explain Shreveport Female homicides&Electricity customers protected from power shutoff during extreme heat under certain conditions

Host Kermit Poling speaks with Michael Butterman, music director of the Shreveport Symphony, and Simone Porter, the featured guest artist for the upcoming season opening concert by the symphony.

Airs Wednesday, September 20, 6 p.m. This edition of Conserving Earth, hosted by Janice Bezanson, features a conversation with Jenny Sanders, coordinator of a grassroots coalition of hunters, landowners and conservationists in Texas

Sept. 8, 2023. Ki'Ara LaFitte is joined by Grammy winning music producer and film director Leo Sacks to talk about his documentary, “A Taste of Heaven: The Ecstatic Song and Gospel of Maestro Raymond Anthony Myles."

Sept. 7, 2023 at 6 p.m. This summer's extreme heat has sent some area young athletes to the hospital with heat related illness. On this episode of Health Matters, Dr. Randall Brewer talks about recognizing the signs of heat exhaustion caused by extreme temps or overexertion along with the prevention and treatment of some other common sports injuries. Guests include Dr. Shane Barton, Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health Shreveport, Dr. Michael Nammour, Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health Shreveport, Dr. David Berken, Orthopedic Specialist with Highland Center for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, and Alan Edwards, Athletic Trainer with Christus Health System.

Each year the Louisiana Department of Education in partnership with Dream Teachers acknowledges competent, qualified, and motivated teachers through its Teacher of the Year Recognition Program. On this episode of Teach, Reach, Inspire, we will be joined by three local teachers who were recognized as state finalists.Janet McCrevan, teacher at South Highlands Elementary in Caddo and Louisiana TOY State FinalistCamille Cole, teacher at Platt Elementary School in Bossier and Louisiana New TOY State FinalistBrad Winstead, teacher at Airline High School in Bossier and Louisiana New TOY State Finalist.

Host Mark Pizzolato speaks with Rocky Maddox, Ginger Folmer and Robert Cruz about their production of My Way, which focuses on the music and life of Frank Sinatra.

Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with Michael Butterman, music director of the Shreveport Symphony, and Jeffrey Biegel, guest pianist, about this weekend's concerts featuring the music of George Gershwin, Howard Hanson and a new Rhapsody in Red, White and Blue.

Wednesday, August 16, 6 p.m. On this Conserving Earth, Rebecca Triche host the discussion about what is called the “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico but is more accurately described as a low oxygen area. How does hypoxia in the Gulf impact fisheries and other resources along the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi? Find out how land management and farm practices can impact the health of the Gulf of Mexico. Dr. Nancy Rabalais with LSU and LUMCON, Doug Daigle with the Louisiana Hypoxia Working Group, and Marty Fulton with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service join host Rebecca Triche to talk about causes and solutions of the Gulf’s hypoxia each summer.