Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 01.25.22 with Chuck Smith

Gov. John Bel Edwards laid out a budget proposal to address Louisiana's list of needs including education and infrastructure thanks to a huge budget surplus. A Texas vaccine expert warns that unless the world prioritizes vaccinating low to middle-income countries, the whole world remains vulnerable to a possible summer surge of variants.
And the head of a Texas restaurant association worries that thousands of bars and restaurants will close permanently thanks to the pandemic.