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Thursday, January 19, 2022, at 6 p.m. It’s a brand-new year, and on this Health Matters, our topic will be “A New Year, A New You.” Julie Hartley, wellness dietitian and fitness coach with Willis-Knighton Health System, Libby Burkhalter, fitness expert, nutrition coach and owner of LibFit, and Dr. James Barnes, bariatric surgeon with Highland Clinic, will join our host, Dr. Randall Brewer, to offer their tips and advice to reach your health goals in 2023. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502.

A 2022 survey conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at The University of Chicago concluded that only 18% of Americans would encourage a young person to become a K-12 teacher. Even more alarming is that more than half of teachers would discourage their own children from entering the teaching profession.You will hear a story of how one educator is crushing these statistics by cultivating the next generation of teachers right in her own home. Airs, Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 6 pm.

- The chairman for Louisiana's Democrat Party has released a TV ad that hints she may run for governor.- Flu cases are falling in North Texas but hospital officials are carefully watching the new cases of Covid caused by a new subvariant.- Severe weather is expected for the ArkLaTex

- Louisiana continues to be plagued by insurance woes, with insurers leaving or going out of business in the hurricane-stricken state.- The head of the Texas AFL-CIO says no-compete clauses prevent a worker's right to pursue better employment opportunities.- Louisiana's revenue department says it will start accepting state income tax returns for 2022 beginning today.

- Louisiana's Department of Health has approved at least 230 hemp products that should be illegal under state law.- Texas lawmakers outlined a bill on Wednesday that would provide paid parental leave for up to twelve weeks after the birth or adoption of a child.- State officials received two bids for replacing the aging Jimmie Davis Bridge in Northwest Louisiana, one bid exceeded expectations.

- CDC data reveals southern states with weaker gun violence laws and high gun ownership have highest gun death rates.- Texas lawmakers hope to make feminine hygiene products tax exempt.- Arkansas lawmakers will consider a bill to make it illegal for anyone lingering in a restroom or changing room inconsistent with their sex assigned at birth.

- Anywhere from 280,000 to 350,000 Louisianians will be dropped from Medicaid enrollment over the next 12 months.- A job fair in Marshall, Texas aims to create a better awareness of the variety of jobs available in East Texas and what types of skills are needed to succeed at those jobs.

- The Dept of the Interior has announced a wind lease auction for the Gulf of Mexico offshore Louisiana and Texas.- A state task force formed to address the teacher shortage in Texas has released its final recommendations.- A Caddo Commissioner will be arraigned in a Bossier court for allegedly impersonating a police officer last November.

Cliff Shackelford once again hosts a program about the bird life in our region. The profile species is the Spotted Sandpiper. Airs at 6 pm.

— The EPA has agreed to investigate allegations that Louisiana officials discriminated against Black residents by failing to control air pollution in parishes packed with refineries and petrochemical plants, a region some call cancer alley.— The Louisiana Department of Education is proposing a plan to require students between kindergarten and 4th grade who are not reading at grade level by year’s end to attend a summer school reading program.— SWEPCO is sending more than 300 personnel to Florida in preparation for Hurricane Ian.