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Cliff Shackelford hosts another edition of Bird Calls. This month, Cliff profiles the Mississippi Kite. Airs at 6 pm, August 9, 2022. Call in with your questions to 800-552-8502..

— Arkansas lawmakers are in special session this week to focus on state income tax rate reduction and school safety grant funding.— Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says he's thinking about a presidential run for 2024.— A new national report shows Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas are close to the bottom for overall well-being for children.— A former LSUS dean who was instrumental in taking LSUS from a community college to a leading university has died.— The Louisiana Boardwalk Outlets in Bossier City has a new owner.

— There were some tense moments Monday as travelers at Dallas Love Field Airport were sent seeking cover as a person began shooting inside the airport.— Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards made a special announcement regarding a $130 million dollar investment from the American Rescue Plan to bring more affordable and accessible broadband internet service to underserved rural parishes.— The Texas Commissioner of Agriculture is urging the state to expand medical marijuana use.— Daytime high temperatures are expected to reach 100 degrees with heat indices as high as 109. A heat advisory will be in effect until 8pm.

— The federal government has pledged more than $400 million in grants and loans to expand broadband access to the remote regions in 11 states.— The United Way of Northwest Louisiana has launched a two-week program to help families-in-need get school supplies through its “Fill the Bus School Supply Drive”.— Hot weather in triple digits has worsened drought conditions but is relief on the way for the Red River Radio listening area?

— The FBI is investigating the Bossier City Police Union and has arrested its president.— A pregnant Louisiana woman who was denied an abortion even though her fetus has a rare and fatal condition is asking Gov. John Bel Edwards to call a special session of the legislature to clarify the state’s abortion law.— Anyone in Texas who performs an abortion now faces up to life in prison and a hundred thousand dollar fine under the state's trigger law that took effect last Thursday.— Texas wildlife officials say they’ll more closely examine the status of mountain lions in the state.— Latest data released from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows about 95% of Texas is still in a drought despite record-setting rainfall.

— Officials say Louisiana will receive nearly $100 million in additional federal transportation aid that went unused by other states.— Jobseekers in rural deep East Texas counties can access "pop up" Workforce Solutions kiosks located in libraries and other locations and can receive assistance with jobs search, childcare services, and job training.

— A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas federal court ruling that exempts a group of religious health care providers from the abortion and gender rights requirements of the Affordable Care Act.— The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Joe Biden, will fund the plugging of thousands of abandoned oil wells all across the country.— Next month, a federal court will hear a lawsuit charging Texas with discriminating against minority voters in last year’s redistricting process.

- Test results showing nationwide declines in reading and math scores in the wake of the pandemic, there's a bright spot in Louisiana's results.- LA Governor John Bel Edwards says LSU Health Shreveport Center for Medical Education and Emerging Viral Threats lab will attract some of the best medical minds in viral research.- A Shreveport bar owner says the crumbling remains of burned-out Humpfrees in the Shreve Square pose a safety hazard and needs demolition.

- There has been plenty of misinformation being spread about voting machine security but Texas Secretary of State John Scott a Republican, says he’s extremely confident about his state’s voting machines for the midterm election.- Doctors and abortion-rights advocates testified that the Louisiana Department of Health’s list of qualifying conditions is incomplete and warn that creating such list threatens patient health.

Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Mark Vigen, PhD, hosts this episode of Health Matters: Mental Health Edition. Dr. Vigen is joined by Ginny Fouts, licensed professional counselor, and guests from Overeaters Anonymous. OA is a fellowship of individuals who through shared experience, strength and hope are recovering from compulsive overeating and other eating disorders. More information on Overeaters Anonymous can be found at OA.org or locally at 318-677-4002.