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— Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins and his attorneys had their day in court yesterday as seven judges from the Louisiana Supreme Court heard arguments during a hearing that is likely to be Perkins’ last opportunity to be reinstated into the 2022 elections.— Hope Medical Group for Women, the Shreveport clinic that provided abortion services in Northwest Louisiana will relocate to an "abortion-friendly" state as will the other two abortion clinics in Louisiana.— The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has hired a new CEO to help oversee the state's power grid.

— Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says he believes there is growing support among Democrat and Republican lawmakers to include two additional exceptions to the state abortion ban in future legislation.— A judge's order that forced the Biden administration to resume sales of oil and gas leases on federal land and waters has been lifted by a federal appeals court.— Analysts say the average price at the pump is down a dollar over the past nine weeks, but it’s 85 cents higher than it was one year ago.— Texas gubernatorial candidate Democrat Beto O’Rourke has been traveling through the Lone Star State holding town halls and pulling large crowds in medium and small towns that were strong Trump counties in 2020.

— The climate bill signed by President Joe Biden are expected to drastically reduce overall U.S. emissions but some analysts say the legislation will also boost oil and gas companies, offsetting at least some of the emissions reductions.— A large portion of Texas teachers say they are seriously considering quitting their jobs.— Sharply higher mortgage rates, surging inflation and prices that remain near all-time highs are making homes less affordable causing the real estate to cool for some markets.

— Major freight railroads say a strike would cost the economy $2 billion a day if unions don't approve a contract agreement by next Friday's deadline. Agriculture groups want Congress to intervene if a strike occurs.— A new high-tech company based in California that works on films and TV shows is coming to Shreveport that will offer virtual reality training for healthcare providers, caregivers, and patients.

— According to a report from the legislative auditor Louisiana's transition to a growing electric vehicle fleet will create a $563 million reduction in state gas tax revenue over the next decade, leaving a growing gap in the state's ability to meet its infrastructure needs.— A non-profit group in Longview, Texas, has plans to turn a once-private and currently closed-off lake in the center of the city into a public park.

— Three southern states have only one majority-Black district despite their populations being nearly 1/3rd Black which some lawmakers say dilutes their vote.— Moon Landrieu, the patriarch of a Louisiana political family who was a lonely voice for civil rights until the tide turned in the 1960s, died Monday.— Federal law enforcement officials are warning the public about brightly-colored fentanyl being used to attract younger users.— The latest COVID-19 boosters are being delivered nationwide and Texas will be receiving its share this week.

— As school children return to classrooms for the beginning of a new school year, there’s been concern about how well they will perform academically after having to stay home during the Coronavirus pandemic shutdown.— The Arkansas State Broadband Office says the recently passed Bipartisan Infrastructure Law / The Biden Infrastructure and Jobs Act will provide Arkansas the funding necessary to bring high-speed digital broadband to the entire state.— The EPA y has denied a request by a leading U.S. producer of liquefied natural gas, to exempt two Gulf Coast plants from a federal air pollution rule.— CVS Health will pay about $8 billion to expand into home care,

— The city of Shreveport's Water and Sewerage Department has issued a boil advisory for residents as the Louisiana Department of Health found leaks on top of storage tanks in key areas of the system.— LSUS has signed a "memorandum of understanding" with LSU-Health Shreveport Medical School guaranteeing students who meet eligibility to receive an admissions interview for med school.— Stephen F. Austin University is considering joining one of four larger university systems that have expressed interest in becoming affiliated.

Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at 6 p.m. Dr. Sanford Katz is joined by Dr. David Berken, Dr. Stephen Hoge and Dr. Ben Feibel, orthopedic surgeons with Highland Center for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and consulting specialists for Rapid Orthopaedic Care in Shreveport, to talk about common orthopaedic injuries and chronic conditions.

Cliff Shackelford hosts this monthly program, featuring live callers with questions about the bird life in our region. This month's Profiled species is the Brown-headed Cowbird.