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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.

- Arkansas' governor wants to cut any state business with Russia and encourages private businesses to do the same though he acknowledged that in doing so, it will affect Arkansas’ economy when it comes to exports.- Migration to Texas from other states has surged since the onset of the pandemic, according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.- The state of Louisiana currently has $900 million waiting to be claimed by its residents.- Grambling State University football alumni want offensive coordinator Art Briles who resigned just days after being hired to reconsider and stay on with the GSU football program.

- The city of Shreveport, Louisiana, has formally apologized for actions taken against civil rights supporters in September 1963.- Today is Election Day in Texas, eligible voters get to vote in statewide and local primary races.- Dozens of animals were killed when a fire broke out in a barn at an Arkansas petting zoo.-

Numerous historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S. temporarily locked down their campuses last week in response to at least 17 threats of bombs and gun violence. Many Texas businesses have adjusted how they prepare for winter storms. In particular, the vitally important grocery store. A new solar and battery project southeast of Dallas is adding much-needed power to the state's electrical grid. The former owner of a failed multistate chain of nursing homes has pleaded not guilty to tax charges, some of those homes were in Arkansas.

Extremely cold temperatures have affected a wide portion of Texas during the overnight hours leaving a mix of freezing rain sleet and snow. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for more than a dozen counties heavily affected by the winter storm. The power grid operator for most of the Lone Star State - the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, expects the demand for electricity to peak sometime this morning, and will likely set a new winter record for power consumption. The National Weather Service radar indicates the ArkLaTex may get a little wintery mix of snow that could make for slippery road conditions. And most colleges, universities, technical colleges, high schools, and middle schools in the ArkLaTex are closed but some have optioned to remain open.

While freezing temperatures blanketed most of Texas the power grid operator ERCOT and Governor Greg Abbott touted the reliability of the electric services grid but former Congressman Beto O'Rourke said the past few days were much milder than last February's storm and wasn't a good test of the power grid. The Louisiana Workforce Commission is launching a new program to address the growing shortage of professional truck drivers. The Arkansas Supreme Court has sided with Arkansas State Police in reversing a lower court's ruling to release photos of all uniformed and plainclothes troopers who aren't working undercover assignments. And a northwest Arkansas jail, country sheriff, and doctor are asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit from four inmates who say they were treated with Ivermectin for their Covid-19 against their knowledge.