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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.

— About 3 dozen fire units battled a downtown blaze that destroyed a late 1800's building in Shreveport's Red River Entertainment District Thursday afternoon.— A new report shows Texas leads the country with major weather-related power outages.— A youth advocate is highly critical of the Office of Juvenile Justice's plan to send non-violent juvenile offenders with short-term sentences to Louisiana’s Angola prison.

— More than 100 doctors, nurses, para-medics and other healthcare professionals were honored last night in Shreveport at the Shreveport Convention Center for an “Evening For Healers”,— And a new report says Arkansas’ Tourism industry is experiencing a resurgence as more people are visiting state parks, and hospitality venues.

— Unemployment in Louisiana has broken another record as the Louisiana Workforce Commission reports a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.5% for the month of August.— A Marshall, Texas businessman is auctioning off his personal sports car collection that Sotheby's estimates is valued in the millions.

- Today’s the last day for early voting in Louisiana, for Arkansas and Texas it's Friday November 4th.- A North Texas pastor was caught on video telling parishioners to vote for a preferred candidate six days before a runoff election last year which legal experts say violates federal law.- The head of Louisiana's largest anti-abortion organization in the state says his group has no intention to compromise on the state’s strict abortion law and has plans to make it even stricter during the upcoming legislative session next spring.-

- Officials from Centenary College of Louisiana and LSU Health Shreveport gathered yesterday to formally sign an agreement between the two institutions that will help students pursuing a medical degree.- Arkansas could become the 20th state to legalize recreational cannabis if a proposed constitutional amendment gets voter approval.- A seat on the Texas Railroad Commission has been called one of the most consequential climate-related offices in the country.

- In-person, early voting for the midterm elections in Texas starts today and voters get to decide who will be the next governor.- November voters in five states will get to choose whether or not to close loopholes that allow convict labor as an exception to slavery.- A new $65 million proton therapy center being constructed in Little Rock is expected to offer Arkansas cancer patients a new treatment option as early as next September.