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- 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.

— Shreveport's Mayor and Chief of Police say the city's murder rate is down along with violent crime.— The Texas Education Commissioner says that although the pandemic was the largest academic disruption in the last century, recent data shows some education rebound.— The Biden Administration has approved the Texas plan to build EV charging stations along Texas highways.— The Mission Design Lead for NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test Mission last Monday was Shreveport native Rocket Scientist Justin Atchison.

— The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports signs of a slowing economy in the Lone Star State but still has a positive outlook for the rest of the year.— LSUS had a special ribbon-cutting ceremony for its office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement yesterday.