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— A new poll from the University of Texas at Tyler and the Dallas Morning News finds that 53% of Texas voters are against striking down Roe v-Wade.— The U-S Supreme Court has struck down a federal limit on how much elected officials can be reimbursed for loaning money to their political campaigns.— A Louisiana State Senate committee has rejected a plan to phase out a temporary sales tax over three years.— Gas prices have hit all-time highs across the nation.

Tuesday, May 17, at 6 p.m. Flies, mosquitoes, gnats, and stinging insects are abuzz this spring. As we've moved outdoors to enjoy warm weather activities, there is little doubt you are encountering some of these insects that are just plain bugging you. Dr. Beverly Burden, Red River Radio's resident entomologist, is here to help, as she fills us in on the latest in the insect world and takes your questions while on the air at 1-800-552-8502.

— Louisiana's House of Representatives is preparing to debate a bill making abortion a homicide and subjecting women who get abortions to criminal prosecution and prison.— Democratic members of Texas’ Congressional delegation asked the Biden administration to investigate whether the state is misusing federal pandemic relief money to fund Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s controversial border mission.— Lawmakers investigating the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene have voted to hold the former head of the Louisiana State Police in contempt for defying a subpoena and refusing to turn over his handwritten journals.—Arkansas is suing several drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers over the cost of insulin for diabetes patients.

— A state lawmaker’s attempt to set restrictions on what Louisiana public schools can teach about race has been rejected by a House committee.— A Texas vaccine expert is praising the Food and Drug Administration for authorizing the first COVID-19 vaccine booster for kids between the ages of 5 and 11.— The Louisiana Community and Technical College System will offer training in five growing industry sectors to adults 21 years and older to learn much-needed skills for jobs in construction, healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, and transportation and logistics.

6pm, May 18, 2022 Host Rebecca Triche welcomes 3 Master Naturalists, for a discussion of who Master Naturalists are and how to become one.

— Most Louisiana Entergy customers will see higher rates this month because of rising natural gas costs and recent storm restoration expenses.— A new economic tool was unveiled last week that provides quick and Free access to economic data for Northwest Louisiana.— A proposed law to prevent Louisiana women from getting abortion-inducing drugs by mail has won final passage in the state's Legislature.

— Transgender athletes will be banned from competing on college and K-12 female athletic teams in Louisiana.— Governor John Bel Edwards says he'll call the state's Republican-dominated Legislature into a special session to draw up new congressional districts.— A panel in Texas that was tasked to decide if the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality should continue to exist has released its findings.— Electric vehicles registered in Arkansas are up 43% in the first five months of 2022 compared with the same period in 2021.

— Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott paid a visit to his hometown of Longview, Texas for a Memorial Day event and took a few moments to speak about the shooting victims and families of Uvalde.— A bipartisan group of lawmakers is planning to meet virtually this week to discuss gun reform, this is in reaction to the aftermath of the mass shooting that took place at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas last week.— Louisiana’s Legislature is heading into its final week after a Memorial Day weekend break.— Concerns are rising among Arkansas poultry producers regarding avian influenza so-called “bird flu” that has shown up in 35 states so far.

— The Louisiana House approved two anti-abortion bills in advance of the anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn the landmark Roe vs Wade ruling.— Louisiana lawmakers have converted a controversial bill doing away with the need for permits to carry concealed weapons into one allowing trained teachers and school administrators to carry guns on campuses.— The Louisiana Senate voted 34-0 earlier this week to ask voters if they want to remove language about slavery from the state Constitution.— Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says he’d like to use some of the state’s projected budget surplus of $1.4 billion dollars for improving school safety.

— Gov. John Bel Edwards has agreed to testify before a bipartisan committee investigating allegations of a cover-up in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene.— Book displays targeting specific groups or topics such as Cajun heritage, Pride Month, or Black History Month are prohibited indefinitely at public libraries in Louisiana’s Lafayette Parish.— Democratic candidate for Texas Governor Beto O’Rourke outlined his plans to protect Texas kids from gun violence a little more than a week after the mass shooting Uvalde, Texas.— The Louisiana House of Representatives voted 59-39 to pass a bill that would prohibit former juvenile violent offenders from possessing firearms until they are 24 years old.