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— Some of the United States’ top oil and gas executives testified before Congress about soaring gasoline prices and say they will increase oil production in Texas 25% more than in 2021.— Thursday is the last day for Texans to register to vote in the May 7th elections.— Louisiana Republican Senator Beth Mizell has revived her bill to bar transgender athletes in Louisiana from competing on girls' school sports teams.

— The City of Longview, Texas has issued a boil advisory as workers repair a 30-inch water main that provides water service for human consumption.— Arkansas' governor is calling for a $1 million expansion of a program to supervise high-risk parolees.— Texas hospitals are treating fewer than a thousand patients with COVID-19 for the first time in two years.— Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday urged state lawmakers to set aside $150 million in better-than-expected tax revenue to fund 15 coastal restoration and protection projects across south Louisiana.

— Shooting incidents that took place in Shreveport, Louisiana over the past week are a tragic reminder of the dangers of unsecured firearms in the home.— The Texas Department of Agriculture has announced $95 million in capacity-building grants for the state’s food banks.—- Arkansas' governor is floating the possibility of more relief for taxpayers as the state's surplus is approaching $500 million.

- Russia's invasion of Ukraine is likely to continue driving up gas prices and AAA -Texas says the average price at the pump will likely reach 4 dollars a gallon as more people hit the road this spring.- Louisiana State University in Shreveport has its own expert on Russian and Ukrainian history and politics and he offers insight as to Putin's false narratives for invading Ukraine.

Cliff Shackelford hosts the February 8 edition of Bird Calls. Featured guests are game wardens Troy Parker and Scott Robertson and the profile species this week is the Great Egret. 6 pm, Tuesday, February 8, 2022.

- State lawmakers appear close to agreement on new boundary lines for Louisiana’s six congressional districts.- 5G is the latest fifth-generation cellular technology that is being rolled out but this new technology is likely to cause disruptions among customers with older cell phones and digital devices.- Today is the last day Texas voters can submit an application for a mail-in primary election ballot.

A proposed new congressional district map that would create a second mostly Black district has been rejected by Louisiana’s Senate. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin expect COVID-19 cases to decline nationwide in the weeks ahead. Democrat Beto O’Rourke – who is running for Texas Governor paid a visit to Tyler yesterday. Local Attorney Tom Arceneaux has announced his intention to run for Mayor of Shreveport.

Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, at 6 p.m. Kermit Poling will host this episode of Health Matters as we talk with Andrew Yurochko, PhD, Krista Queen, PhD, and about COVID Sequencing – why it matters and how LSU Health Shreveport is contributing to this international conversation. Dr. Andrew Yurochko is the Director of the Center of Excellence for Emerging Viral Threats, Professor and Vice Chairman, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology, Carroll Feist Endowed Chair in Viral Oncology and Director and PI, CoBRE Center of Applied Immunology and Pathological Processes at LSU Health Shreveport. Dr. Krista Queen is the Director of Viral Genomics and Surveillance for the Center of Excellence for Emerging Viral Threats at LSU Health Shreveport. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502 during the show.

An Arkansas man who appeared in a widely-distributed photo showing him sitting with his feet propped up on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk during the January 6, 2020 riot in the nation's Capitol building will go to trial September 6th. Thousands of vote-by-mail applications have been flagged for rejection in Texas. FEMA is still accepting applications for Covid-related funeral expenses. And the Shreveport City Council has granted permission for a new dog park to be built in South Shreveport.

—The head of the Louisiana State Police has put his second-in-command on leave while he faces an internal probe into the erasing of his cellphone data amid the investigation into the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene.— During a meeting of the LSU Board of Supervisors at LSUS, members of the state legislature and local citizens spoke of the need for more funding to campuses in northwest Louisiana.— Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, and its president have mutually agreed for their employment relationship should end.