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A north Louisiana police official is retiring, months after he was demoted by a new mayor. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments about Texas' restrictive abortion law on Friday. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson explained that the state has spent $60 million dollars to meet any surge in Covid19 as the state's department of health reports its largest one-day spike in cases since the pandemic began. And students attending LSU in Shreveport will have a slight adjustment for in-person classes as the new school year is about to begin.

Eight Texas mayors are among more than 150 across the country urging the US Senate to take action on voting rights legislation this month. Texas has close to two-dozen new laws that went into effect after January 1st. One of those laws requires nursing and assisted living facilities to post specific information on their websites. Louisiana’s governor has pardoned the Black man whose 1892 arrest and conviction led to the Supreme Court ruling that cemented “separate but equal” into U.S. law for half a century.

Cliff Shackelford hosts the January 11 edition of Bird Calls. Featured Profile Species this week is the Eastern Phoebe. 6 pm, Tuesday, January 11, 2022.Special guest is Greg Grant from Texas AgriLife.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said the state has again set a record with 14,077 cases diagnosed in one day. The capital city of Texas has re-entered stage 5 of their risk-based Covid-19 guidelines as the seven-day average for coronavirus cases in Texas has nearly tripled over the past week. And a documentary about five Shreveport Catholic Priests who served the sick and dying during the Yellow Fever pandemic in the 1890's has been accepted by the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tested positive for COVID-19 over the holidays and is quarantining after experiencing mild symptoms. Recent freezing temperatures had Texans wondering if they might experience power grid problems. Groups representing Arkansas' pediatricians and teachers are calling for more school districts to require face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Sunday, January 2, 2022, at 1 p.m. (repeat) Our host this week is Dr. Marci Howard and she is joined today Dr. Rabbi Jana De Benedetti, B’Nai Zion Congregation, Ashish Modi from the Sadhu Vaswani Hindu Cultural Center and Hindu Temple, and Father Jason Foster from Holy Nativity of the Lord Orthodox Church in America.

Authorities in northwest Louisiana say a rural area is recovering from a possible tornado that damaged or destroyed more than a dozen homes and caused injuries. Texas Governor Greg Abbott traveled to the US-Mexico border to announce his campaign for a third term Saturday. A new survey reveals that 46-percent of Texans support requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter non-essential businesses, like restaurants or theaters. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson commented recently on why more Republicans haven’t mentioned President Trump on the January 6th Anniversary of the attack on the Capitol

Arkansas has received the first 211,000 of the 1.5 million at-home rapid COVID-19 tests it has requested from federal officials. The number of Texans seeking first-time jobless benefits rose the last week in December but one industry sector is showing job increases. And a federally funded relief program for homeowners financially impacted by COVID-19 who are behind on their mortgages and at risk of foreclosure has been launched for Louisiana homeowners.

Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. As the Omicron variant is surging in our region and across the country, Dr. Sanford Katz hosts this episode of Health Matters with guests Dr. John Vanchiere, Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Disease at LSU Health Shreveport and Director of LSU Health Shreveport COVID-19 Community Testing and Vaccinations, and Dr. Joseph Bocchini, Infectious Disease Physician with Willis-Knighton Health System. They will update us on how people are faring with this variant, testing and treatments, new isolation recommendations, and more. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502 during the show.

- Texas lawmakers have begun working on economic sanctions to punish Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine.- There’s a huge demand for the Ukrainian National Flag in the United States. But flag factories are having a tough time meeting the demand.- Hundreds of people stood along interstate highways in Texarkana and Shreveport-Bossier late yesterday afternoon in anticipation of cheering on the American Freedom Convoy but things didn't turn out as planned.- A Louisiana sheriff’s deputy is recovering after being trampled and gored in the leg by a bull.