Red River Radio Local Newscast 7:04 AM 04.04.22 with Chuck Smith

By Chuck Smith

Published April 4, 2022 at 7:48 AM CDT

— A federal judge has dismissed a nearly decade-old lawsuit against executions in Louisiana.
— An energy analyst says the largest ever release from the US's emergency oil reserves in Texas and Louisiana will buy some time to increase domestic production.
— Port Infrastructure in the Houston-Galveston region could see a big bump in federal funding, thanks to the White House’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year.
— The Arkansas Supreme Court has stayed a judge's ruling that struck down four new voting laws as unconstitutional.

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Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.

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