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- 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.

Aired December 7, 2021. The Better Picture returns with guest Dony Wynn. Dony, an Alexandria native, has lived an artist life, seeing and hearing, seeing and sharing things filtered through his own perspective. He has travelled the world as a drummer playing with such greats as Robert Palmer, Robert Plant, Dr. John, Brooks and Dunn, Pattie LaBelle and others. He moved on to an isolated lifestyle with camera in hand and observed the decay of materials and Nature’s reclamation process. Hosted by Ross Foote.

The U.S. Supreme Court could rule today on Texas’ 6 weeks’ abortion ban. Beto O'Rourke, the former Democratic congressman from El Paso, is hosting rallies across Texas to launch his run for governor. The Caddo Parish Commission is mulling over a possible ordinance that would require dogs and cats to get spayed. Researchers are calling on the public to report monarch butterfly sightings in eight southern and Gulf states.

Louisiana Republican legislators are outraged about a plan by Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration to start requiring some students to get the coronavirus vaccination. A long-time Arkansas state legislator who left the GOP said he won't run for re-election. An economist with the Dallas Fed says the release of 50 million barrels of oil won't make a lot of difference to the market. And analysts expect about 12% more Texans will be traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Louisiana health officials confirm the state's first Covid case caused by the newer Omicron variant. The head of a Texas teacher's association say teachers are concerned about coming back in a classroom after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upholds Gov. Abbott's ban on mask mandates. Some 1.5 million Texans will receive an extension of SNAP benefits. And U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has announced the state will receive $100,000,000 in funds for improving the state's water infrastructure.