Red River Radio Local Newscast 7:04 AM 03.23.22 with Chuck Smith

- A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, flipping cars, ripping roofs off homes and killing at least one person in a region that was pummeled by Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago.
- Governor Greg Abbott has signed a state disaster declaration for 16 counties affected by the tornadoes and other severe weather that hit North and Central Texas.
- The National Weather Service is investigating damage from tornadoes in Nacogdoches and Upshur counties in East Texas.
- A state appeals court is reinstating a temporary injunction that blocks Texas from launching child abuse investigations into parents who help their transgender kids access gender-affirming care.
- A second lawsuit has been filed challenging Arkansas' new U.S. House map for splitting up the Little Rock area among three congressional districts.