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State and local health officials are investigating the COVID-19 Omicron variant’s arrival in Texas. Arkansas lawmakers held a special joint legislative session yesterday to focus on lowering income taxes for the state’s higher earners. Louisiana’s Supreme Court has decided to hear arguments in a pastor’s fight against criminal charges he faces for violations of 2020 pandemic gathering limits.

Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at 1 p.m. On this episode of Illuminations, Ranae Moran is joined by Pastor Michael Phillips, inspirational speaker and author of “Wrong Lanes Have Right Turns: A Pardoned Man's Escape from the School-to-Prison Pipeline and What We Can Do to Dismantle It," in which he tells his story of redemption and advocates for educational opportunity for all children.

50% of all Arkansans had been fully vaccinated as of Wednesday, almost a year after the first vaccine doses were administered in the state. Despite efforts to get more people vaccinated, the majority of covid patients in hospitals are the unvaccinated. State regulators say they have taken sufficient steps to avoid the widespread, deadly blackouts Texans faced during last February's freeze but critics say the state hasn't done enough.

Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at 6 p.m. Our host, Dr. Lacey Moffatt, psychologist, is joined by Tina Feldt, Director of Counseling and Disability Services at Centenary College of Louisiana, to talk about the effects of stress and techniques to manage stress, including practicing mindfulness.

- Louisiana military installations are set to secure about $1 billion in construction funding, a majority of which is earmarked for NW Louisiana. Arkansas lawmakers have adjourned this week’s special session after approving the largest tax cuts in state history. Texas leads the nation in the number of people killed along roadways while outside a disabled vehicle.

Abortion rights opponents see the latest ruling by the Supreme Court on the Texas abortion ban as a sign that other states will soon have the power to ban abortions. Only one out of the five bond proposals on the ballot for the city of Shreveport was approved by voters. And Arkansas House Speaker Matthew Shepherd defends lawmakers passing historic tax cuts during the last special session.

A Louisiana Senate Committee on State Police Oversight heard testimony from the mother of Ronald Greene who died while in the custody of state troopers in 2019. Rural community college officials in Texas are hoping future initiatives will help with declining enrollment. And the Secretary of State in Texas is seeking more documents in key Texas counties for his "Phase 2" of an election audit despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud.

Host Janice Bezanson is joined by Jim Thompson, chair of the North East Texas Regional Water Planning District and CFO of Ward Timber Company, and Jim Neal, wildlife biologist retired from US Fish and Wildlife Service and specialist in bottomland hardwood forests to discuss the Marvin Nichols Reservoir.

Marcie Howard and our panel discuss various holidays and celebrations that take place during November and December.

Repeat. Airs Wednesday, November 24, at 6 p.m. LSU Shreveport. This program features members of the educational community share what it truly means to teach children, reach families and inspire communities.