Search results for

A federal court has again rejected a Louisiana pastor's lawsuit over Gov. John Bel Edwards' past COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings. Texas education officials have reduced how long school staff should isolate after contracting COVID-19 from 10 to 5 days. Arkansas' Governor Asa Hutchinson has announced a planned three-billion dollar steel mill will be built in northeast Arkansas, bringing with it hundreds of high-paying jobs.

Lousiana Dept. of Health has recorded more than 1 million cases of COVID-19 since the first case in the state was confirmed 22 months ago in March 2020. Governor John Bel Edwards announced the creation of a Task Force on Statewide Litter Abatement and Beautification to address Louisiana's litter problem. The deadline for Texans to register to vote in the March 1st primary elections is fast approaching.

A federal appeals court has dealt opponents of Texas’ strict abortion law another defeat. Rural school systems in Texas continue to face staffing shortages amid the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases. Louisiana Republican activists and elected officials have re-elected Louis Gurvich, the embattled chairman of Louisiana’s Grand Old Party by a narrow margin. Four inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail have filed a lawsuit after they said they were unknowingly prescribed an anti-parasitic drug to treat their COVID-19. Public health officials in East Texas have announced more new Covid-19 cases among Gregg County residents in the past four days than in all of December.

Host Laura-Ashley Overdyke, director of the Caddo Lake Institute, hosts this episode, which discusses flood management. Airdate: January 19, 2022 6pm

Arkansas has reported its biggest one-day jump in hospitalizations as the state continues to feel the surge of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says the Army Corps of Engineers will be getting $2.6 billion for Louisiana under the infrastructure and supplemental disaster acts. A new law aimed at preventing transgender students from competing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity may affect cisgender girls. The top election official in Austin says a new Texas voting law has forced her office to reject many vote-by-mail applications. And Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has tested positive for Covid-19.

Gov. John Bel Edwards laid out a budget proposal to address Louisiana's list of needs including education and infrastructure thanks to a huge budget surplus. A Texas vaccine expert warns that unless the world prioritizes vaccinating low to middle-income countries, the whole world remains vulnerable to a possible summer surge of variants. And the head of a Texas restaurant association worries that thousands of bars and restaurants will close permanently thanks to the pandemic.

The number of Arkansans hospitalized with COVID-19 jumped by 184 to 1,817, the highest number since the pandemic began in 2020. The Louisiana Senate Select Committee on State Police Oversight was created last October in response to requests from senators concerned over several high-profile incidents of troopers using excessive force within the last few years. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is facing criticism for educational policies he is proposing as part of his reelection bid.

Music is powerful. It reduces stress and relieves frustration. It impacts the brain circuits that process emotions. Music motivates and inspires us, and it helps us learn. For children, learning to perform music has significant advantages. Learning to play a musical instrument can improve mathematical learning and stimulate creativity in all areas of school performance. It helps students build motor skills and teaches them discipline, responsibility, and leadership. Joining us are three high school music directors who lead some of the most dynamic and influential music programs in our region. These band directors have seen the impact music education has on students, families, and the communities they serve.

CLICK IMAGE BELOW AND SCROLL to the audio link to hear the details on RED RIVER RADIO's Morning Edition/Local Newscast with Chuck Smith. Voter registration cards are in short supply at the Texas Secretary of State’s office and one Democratic Senator wants to know why.SWEPCO’s parent company American Electric Power (AEP) will be investing $100 million dollars to build the Shreveport Control Center Project, a new electric power transmission control center that will bolster the power grid in Louisiana, Texas and other parts of the nation. LSU-Health Shreveport’s Center of Excellence for Emerging Viral Threats has announced it has received the largest private gift in its history.

Arkansas lawmakers have cleared the way for state-run health care facilities to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine. A federal judge in Washington D-C has blocked the Biden administration’s plans to allow more offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.Today -Jan. 31st is the deadline for Texans to register to vote in the March 1st primary election. Shreveport’s Department of Property Standards is partnering with Shreveport Green to establish a Waste Tire Cleanup Pilot Program.